Wayne County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 21,743 70.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,937 6.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 6,036 19.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 402 1.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 769 2.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 24 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 12 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 26 0.1%

• Under 18 7,410 23.9%
• 18–24 2,649 8.6%
• 25–44 8,117 26.2%
• 45–64 7,786 25.2%
• 65 and over 4,987 16.1%

Median household income

$60,717

90% interval $55,799–$65,635

−$19,195 vs GA · 74th of 159

Below poverty line

18.6%

90% interval 14.7%–22.5%

+5.8 pp vs GA · 68th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.4%

−0.08 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.7B

0.19% of state

Avg. annual pay

$52,520

Establishments

697

• Education & health services 2,145 23.7%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,931 21.3%
• Manufacturing 1,466 16.2%
• Public administration 859 9.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 778 8.6%
• Professional & business services 429 4.7%
• Financial activities 213 2.4%
• Other services 162 1.8%

The sectors listed cover 88.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

67.3%

+1.6 pp vs GA · 99th of 159

Median gross rent

$846

−$547 vs GA · 89th of 159

Owner-occupied

7,447

Renter-occupied

3,614

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% 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 (Manufacturing, $80,918/yr) pays 3.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $20,637/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 13 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 10,811 79.7%
• Democratic 2,708 20.0%
• Other / third-party 42 0.3%

• Spanish 1,265 4.3%
• Korean 46 0.2%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 23 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 20 0.1%
• Vietnamese 17 0.1%
• Tagalog 15 0.1%
• Chinese 12 0.0%

Households

11,061

Family households

7,539

68.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,978

26.2% of families

Single-mother families

1,050

13.9% of families

Veterans

1,509

6.4% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 17,074 56.6%
• Mainline Protestant 1,064 3.5%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 931 3.1%
• Black Protestant 450 1.5%
• Catholic 312 1.0%

Health insured

80.0%

±3.1 pp

Uninsured

20.0%

±3.1 pp

12th of 159

With a disability

19.2%

±2 pp

35th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

16.2%

±2.4 pp

−18.7 pp vs GA · 99th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

16.4%

90% interval 14.7%–18.1% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

6 (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

Baxley, Brunswick, Hazlehurst, Jesup, Woodbine

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

7

29.74 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

5