Walton County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 70,150 67.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,859 6.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 19,354 18.7%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 1,389 1.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 4,535 4.4%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 168 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 69 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 789 0.8%

• Under 18 24,685 23.9%
• 18–24 8,897 8.6%
• 25–44 25,631 24.8%
• 45–64 27,251 26.4%
• 65 and over 16,849 16.3%

Median household income

$88,303

90% interval $82,643–$93,963

+$8,391 vs GA · 20th of 159

Below poverty line

9.8%

90% interval 7.8%–11.8%

−3.0 pp vs GA · 140th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.2%

−0.27 pp vs. state

County GDP

$4.3B

0.49% of state

Avg. annual pay

$56,049

Establishments

2,395

• Education & health services 6,068 22.9%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 5,427 20.5%
• Construction 3,721 14.1%
• Leisure & hospitality 3,049 11.5%
• Manufacturing 2,834 10.7%
• Professional & business services 1,980 7.5%
• Public administration 1,625 6.1%
• Financial activities 751 2.8%
• Other services 665 2.5%
• Information 147 0.6%
• Natural resources & mining 137 0.5%
• Unclassified 70 0.3%

Home ownership

79.3%

+13.6 pp vs GA · 31st of 159

Median gross rent

$1,175

−$218 vs GA · 29th of 159

Owner-occupied

28,343

Renter-occupied

7,412

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 57% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Construction, $78,727/yr) pays 3.7× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,341/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 11 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 42,407 72.6%
• Democratic 15,605 26.7%
• Other / third-party 364 0.6%

• Spanish 4,151 4.3%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 268 0.3%
• Arabic 254 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 214 0.2%
• German or other West Germanic 143 0.1%
• Chinese 141 0.1%
• Vietnamese 109 0.1%
• Korean 68 0.1%
• Tagalog 25 0.0%

Households

35,755

Family households

26,767

74.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

8,284

30.9% of families

Single-mother families

1,933

7.2% of families

Veterans

5,740

7.3% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 25,858 26.7%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 4,464 4.6%
• Mainline Protestant 3,674 3.8%
• Catholic 3,381 3.5%
• Black Protestant 2,116 2.2%

Health insured

89.3%

±1.2 pp

Uninsured

10.7%

±1.2 pp

125th of 159

With a disability

14.4%

±1.1 pp

114th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

24.5%

±1.5 pp

−10.4 pp vs GA · 47th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

12.4%

90% interval 11.3%–13.5% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Alcovy Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

5 (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

Covington, Monroe

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

8

10.17 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

7