Jury Pool Profile

Talbot County, Georgia

Democratic +12 (2024)

Population: 5,753
Median household income: $45,098
Unemployment: 4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,340 40.7%
Black or African American alone 3,176 55.2%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 70 1.2%
Two or more races 165 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 65 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.5

Under 18 939 16.3%
18–24 441 7.7%
25–44 1,152 20.0%
45–64 1,674 29.1%
65 and over 1,547 26.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.7%; +1.23 pp vs. state
County GDP: $335.6M; 0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,041
Establishments: 100

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Construction 183 21.1%
Education & health services 161 18.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 139 16.1%
Public administration 112 12.9%
Financial activities 77 8.9%
Other services 14 1.6%
Professional & business services 13 1.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 83.9%
Median gross rent: $950
Owner-occupied: 2,125
Renter-occupied: 407

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,379 votes cast

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

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 58 1.0%
German 23 0.4%
Other Asian/Pacific 7 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,532
Family households: 1,571; 62.0% of households
Married w/ children: 971
Single-mother households: 162
Veterans: 539; 11.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

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: 87.4%
With a disability: 23.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 15.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 62.32 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023