Jury Pool Profile
Wilcox County, Georgia
- County seat
- Abbeville
- Judicial district
- Cordele Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,797
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,798.
At a glance
Wilcox County is an 8,797-person venue. The county population is 59% White and 32% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $46,539, $33,373 below the GA state median of $79,912; 15.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 36.4% of covered employment, average pay $40,434/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 74% of the vote across the three. 21% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,782 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 8,798
- Median household income
- $54,138
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 32%.
Wilcox County has a population of 8,798, with a median age of 41.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 59.4%; Black residents 32.2%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $46,539; 15.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 28.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 36% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wilcox County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.5% in 2024, 73.3% in 2020, 70.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 4.1% of the adult civilian population (293 individuals).