Jury Pool Profile
Taylor County, Georgia
- County seat
- Butler
- Judicial district
- Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,818
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,786.
At a glance
Taylor County is a 7,818-person venue. The county population is 59% White and 38% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $48,086, $31,826 below the GA state median of $79,912; 17.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.4% of covered employment, average pay $47,731/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.04%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 61% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,786
- Median household income
- $41,788
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 38%.
Taylor County has a population of 7,786, with a median age of 44.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 58.5%; Black residents 37.8%.
The median household earns $48,086; 17.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 34% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.04%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Taylor County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.3% in 2024, 63.0% in 2020, 60.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (529 individuals).