Jury Pool Profile

Talbot County, Georgia

Democratic +12.0 (2024)

County seat: Talbotton
Judicial district: Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Population (July 2025 estimate): 5,709; Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,742.

At a glance

Talbot County is a 5,709-person venue. The county population is 40% White and 54% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,778, $35,134 below the GA state median of $79,912; 12.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Construction, at 27.4% of covered employment, average pay $59,737/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.41%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 62% of the vote across the three.

Population: 5,742
Median household income: $41,597
Unemployment: 4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Majority Black

≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 54%.

Talbot County has a population of 5,742, with a median age of 51.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 40.4%; Black residents 53.7%.

The median household earns $44,778; 12.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.0% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity

White (non-Hispanic) 2,319 40.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 36 0.6%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,083 53.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic) 4 0.1%
Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 263 4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 1 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
Some other race (non-Hispanic) 36 0.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 51

Under 18 946 16.5%
18–24 450 7.8%
25–44 1,063 18.5%
45–64 1,710 29.8%
65 and over 1,573 27.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty

Median household income: $44,778; 90% interval $41,097–$48,459; −$35,134 vs GA · 150th of 159
Below poverty line: 22.0%; 90% interval 16.9%–27.1%; +9.2 pp vs GA · 44th of 159

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Construction anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Construction, about 27% of covered jobs.

Construction is the largest published sector at 27.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.41%, above the Georgia state average.

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.4%; +0.96 pp vs. state
County GDP: $335.6M; 0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,045
Establishments: 102

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Construction 270 27.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 168 17.1%
Education & health services 131 13.3%
Public administration 113 11.5%
Financial activities 79 8.0%
Professional & business services 14 1.4%
Other services 14 1.4%
Unclassified 5 0.5%

The sectors listed cover 80.7% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing

Home ownership: 79.6%; +13.9 pp vs GA · 28th of 159
Median gross rent: $816; −$577 vs GA · 100th of 159
Owner-occupied: 2,012
Renter-occupied: 517

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads

Moderately concentrated

Top three sectors employ 58% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.
Compressed wage spread

Highest-paid sector pays only 1.9× the lowest ($59,906 vs $32,320/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.
Small-business scale

Average establishment employs only 9.6 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently Democratic

Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Talbot County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.9% in 2024, 60.0% in 2020, 61.7% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,379 votes cast

Republican
Democratic

Democratic 1,888 55.9%
Republican 1,483 43.9%
Other / third-party 8 0.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

1.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 10.1% of the adult civilian population (482 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

98.6% speak only English at home

German or other West Germanic 45 0.8%
Spanish 25 0.4%
Chinese 8 0.1%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition

Households: 2,529
Family households: 1,595; 63.1% of households
Married couples w/ children: 117; 7.3% of families
Single-mother families: 227; 14.2% of families
Veterans: 482; 10.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

35.2% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 1,430 24.9%
Black Protestant 454 7.9%
Mainline Protestant 129 2.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.2%; ±3.5 pp
Uninsured: 11.8%; ±3.5 pp; 108th of 159
With a disability: 27.0%; ±3.5 pp; 3rd of 159
Bachelor's or higher: 12.1%; ±2.9 pp; −22.8 pp vs GA · 142nd of 159
Uninsured, under 65 (2024): 13.9%; 90% interval 12.3%–15.5% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Judges: 9 (Superior Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); State Court + Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1 map effective Jan 1, 2025; statewide total 252 Superior Court judgeships per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-2 allocations.)
Court seats: Buena Vista, Butler, Columbus, Cusseta, Hamilton, Talbotton

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Talbot totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 2 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities: 2; 41.7 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2024

Presidential vote share by year
Year	Republican	Democratic
2016	36.9%	61.7%
2020	39.5%	60.0%
2024	43.9%	55.9%