Jury Pool Profile
Webster County, Georgia
- County seat
- Preston
- Judicial district
- Southwestern Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,369
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,381.
At a glance
Webster County is a 2,369-person venue. The county population is 41% White and 56% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $51,171, $28,741 below the GA state median of $79,912; 8.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 20.8% of covered employment, average pay $37,413/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,381
- Median household income
- $46,792
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 56%.
Webster County has a population of 2,381, with a median age of 42.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 41.4%; Black residents 56.1%. Independently, 4.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,171; 8.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Manufacturing, about 45% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 20.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 11.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Webster County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.1% in 2024, 53.8% in 2020, 56.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (121 individuals).