Jury Pool Profile
Wheeler County, Georgia
- County seat
- Alamo
- Judicial district
- Oconee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,570
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,335.
At a glance
Wheeler County is a 7,570-person venue. The county population is 59% White and 37% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $42,918, $36,994 below the GA state median of $79,912; 10.0% 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, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 18.3% of covered employment, average pay $38,834/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.89%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 72% of the vote across the three. At least 17% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes; the ACS survey and the 2020 census disagree on how many, and this is the lower of the two, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 7,335
- Median household income
- $40,539
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 37%.
Wheeler County has a population of 7,335, with a median age of 32.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 58.6%; Black residents 37.3%. Independently, 4.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $42,918; 10.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 35.0% 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: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 18.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.89%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wheeler County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.4% in 2024, 69.3% in 2020, 67.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% 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, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (510 individuals).