Toombs County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 15,593 57.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,271 12.1%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 6,396 23.6%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 230 0.8%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,499 5.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 92 0.3%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 21 0.1%

• Under 18 7,122 26.3%
• 18–24 2,541 9.4%
• 25–44 6,566 24.2%
• 45–64 6,243 23.0%
• 65 and over 4,630 17.1%

Median household income

$52,482

90% interval $49,303–$55,661

−$27,430 vs GA · 106th of 159

Below poverty line

22.8%

90% interval 18.5%–27.1%

+10.0 pp vs GA · 34th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.4%

+0.93 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.5B

0.17% of state

Avg. annual pay

$46,665

Establishments

787

• Education & health services 3,245 27.1%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,514 21.0%
• Manufacturing 1,690 14.1%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,200 10.0%
• Professional & business services 935 7.8%
• Natural resources & mining 627 5.2%
• Construction 536 4.5%
• Public administration 500 4.2%
• Financial activities 366 3.1%
• Other services 280 2.3%
• Information 58 0.5%
• Unclassified 20 0.2%

Home ownership

60.5%

−5.2 pp vs GA · 141st of 159

Median gross rent

$768

−$625 vs GA · 121st of 159

Owner-occupied

6,299

Renter-occupied

4,110

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Construction, $80,708/yr) pays 4.1× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,647/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 15 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 8,208 75.2%
• Democratic 2,674 24.5%
• Other / third-party 30 0.3%

• Spanish 2,278 9.0%
• Chinese 131 0.5%
• Tagalog 67 0.3%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 54 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 12 0.0%
• German or other West Germanic 9 0.0%
• Korean 9 0.0%

Households

10,409

Family households

6,898

66.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,929

28.0% of families

Single-mother families

686

9.9% of families

Veterans

1,219

6.1% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 11,691 43.3%
• Mainline Protestant 2,391 8.8%
• Black Protestant 1,524 5.6%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 832 3.1%
• Catholic 412 1.5%

Health insured

84.0%

±2.2 pp

Uninsured

16.0%

±2.2 pp

31st of 159

With a disability

17.9%

±2.2 pp

55th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

18.4%

±2.4 pp

−16.5 pp vs GA · 84th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

16.3%

90% interval 14.8%–17.8% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Middle Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

3 (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

Louisville, Lyons, Metter, Sandersville, Swainsboro

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

10

50.05 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

8