Jury Pool Profile

Washington County, Georgia

Republican +2 (2024)

Population: 19,893
Median household income: $44,009
Unemployment: 3.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 8,413 42.3%
Black or African American alone 10,262 51.6%
Asian alone 108 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 41 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 240 1.2%
Two or more races 829 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 393 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.6

Under 18 4,295 21.6%
18–24 1,582 8.0%
25–44 5,091 25.6%
45–64 5,303 26.7%
65 and over 3,622 18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.9%; +0.51 pp vs. state
County GDP: $866.8M; 0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,708
Establishments: 438

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 1,533 23.9%
Education & health services 1,516 23.6%
Professional & business services 825 12.8%
Public administration 537 8.4%
Manufacturing 533 8.3%
Leisure & hospitality 497 7.7%
Construction 317 4.9%
Natural resources & mining 312 4.9%
Financial activities 184 2.9%
Other services 139 2.2%
Information 3 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 66.9%
Median gross rent: $836
Owner-occupied: 4,867
Renter-occupied: 2,405

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,493 votes cast

Republican 4,824 50.8%
Democratic 4,643 48.9%
Other / third-party 26 0.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 330 1.8%
Other Indo-European 98 0.5%
German 65 0.3%
Chinese 17 0.1%
Other 15 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 12 0.1%
Tagalog 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,272
Family households: 4,894; 67.3% of households
Married w/ children: 2,891
Single-mother households: 959
Veterans: 1,012; 6.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

48.6% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 7,195 36.0%
Black Protestant 1,098 5.5%
Mainline Protestant 1,016 5.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 340 1.7%
Catholic 75 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 86.5%
With a disability: 17.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 4; 25.64 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023