Jury Pool Profile
Wilkinson County, Georgia
- County seat
- Irwinton
- Judicial district
- Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,650
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,747.
At a glance
Wilkinson County is an 8,650-person venue. The county population is 56% White and 38% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,374, $27,538 below the GA state median of $79,912; 12.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 30.7% of covered employment, average pay $74,641/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.23%, 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
- 8,747
- Median household income
- $45,465
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 56% / 38%.
Wilkinson County has a population of 8,747, with a median age of 42.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 56.1%; Black residents 37.7%. Independently, 3.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,374; 12.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Natural resources & mining, about 31% of covered jobs.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 30.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.23%, 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.
Wilkinson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.8% in 2024, 55.9% in 2020, 54.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 4.6% of the adult civilian population (312 individuals).