Jury Pool Profile
Walker County, Georgia
- County seat
- LaFayette
- Judicial district
- Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 70,250
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 68,762.
At a glance
Walker County is a 70,250-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,042, $17,870 below the GA state median of $79,912; 21.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 33.6% of covered employment, average pay $49,336/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 79% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 68,762
- Median household income
- $59,469
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 3%.
Walker County has a population of 68,762, with a median age of 42.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.1%; Black residents 3.1%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,042; 21.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 34% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 33.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Walker County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.4% in 2024, 78.9% in 2020, 79.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.4% of the adult civilian population (3,468 individuals).