Jury Pool Profile

Wilkinson County, Georgia

Republican +18 (2024)

Population: 8,795
Median household income: $46,673
Unemployment: 4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 4,873 55.4%
Black or African American alone 3,361 38.2%
Asian alone 1 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 289 3.3%
Two or more races 270 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 277 3.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.2

Under 18 1,903 21.6%
18–24 736 8.4%
25–44 1,991 22.6%
45–64 2,394 27.2%
65 and over 1,771 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.4%; +0.96 pp vs. state
County GDP: $603.6M; 0.07% of state
Avg. annual pay: $58,230
Establishments: 174

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Natural resources & mining 887 31.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 484 17.1%
Education & health services 372 13.1%
Construction 280 9.9%
Professional & business services 274 9.7%
Manufacturing 247 8.7%
Public administration 186 6.6%
Financial activities 44 1.6%
Other services 35 1.2%
Leisure & hospitality 14 0.5%
Information 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 83.0%
Median gross rent: $766
Owner-occupied: 2,779
Renter-occupied: 568

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,908 votes cast

Republican 2,888 58.8%
Democratic 2,012 41.0%
Other / third-party 8 0.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 114 1.4%
French (incl. Cajun) 7 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.1%
Vietnamese 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,347
Family households: 2,042; 61.0% of households
Married w/ children: 1,277
Single-mother households: 256
Veterans: 401; 5.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.6% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 2,518 28.4%
Black Protestant 1,678 18.9%
Mainline Protestant 551 6.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 10 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 87.6%
With a disability: 16.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 12.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Judges: 5 (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: Eatonton, Gray, Greensboro, Irwinton, Madison, Milledgeville, Monticello, Sparta

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 72.55 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023