Jury Pool Profile
Towns County, Georgia
- County seat
- Hiawassee
- Judicial district
- Enotah Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,285
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,913.
At a glance
Towns County is a 13,285-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,947, $12,965 below the GA state median of $79,912; 31.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.7% of covered employment, average pay $48,060/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.47%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,913
- Median household income
- $59,135
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Towns County has a population of 12,913, with a median age of 57.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.1%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 3.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,947; 31.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.1% 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 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.47%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Towns County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.0% in 2024, 80.0% in 2020, 79.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.6% of the adult civilian population (1,084 individuals).