Who is the Dade County Clerk of Superior Court?

Kathy D. Page (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Dade County, Georgia.

Who is the Dade County Coroner?

Courtney Gross (Republican) is the Coroner of Dade County, Georgia.

Who is the Dade County Sheriff?

Ray G. Cross (Republican) is the Sheriff of Dade County, Georgia.

Who is the Dade County Tax Commissioner?

Angie M. Galloway (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Dade County, Georgia.

Who are the Dade County commissioners?

Don Townsend (Commission Chair); Phillip Hartline (District 2, At-large); Bob Woods (District 3); Melissa C. Bradford (District 4).

Who is on the Dade County School Board?

Jason D. Crisp (Board of Education Member, District 1, At-large); Jennifer Hester Hartline (Board of Education Member, District 2, At-large); John Warren (Board of Education Member, District 3); Steve Forester (Board of Education Member, District 4); Jayne O'Neal Griffin (Board of Education Member, District 5, At-large).

What is the population of Dade County?

About 16,165 people, with a median age of 42.1; the median household income is $64,568 and 8.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Dade County?

3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 263 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,661, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Dade County?

4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 1 special district governments.

Dade County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Dade County: 13 seats on 6 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Dade County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Commission Chair	Don Townsend Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2, At-large	Phillip Hartline Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Bob Woods Republican source
County Commissioner, District 4	Melissa C. Bradford Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Kathy D. Page Republican source
Coroner	Courtney Gross Republican source
Sheriff	Ray G. Cross Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Angie M. Galloway Republican source

School Board

Dade County Board of Education

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Member, District 1, At-large	Jason D. Crisp Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 2, At-large	Jennifer Hester Hartline Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 3	John Warren Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 4	Steve Forester Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 5, At-large	Jayne O'Neal Griffin Republican source

How many local governments Dade County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 4 local governments in Dade County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	1	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	1	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Dade County

16,165people

42.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$64,568 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

18.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$198,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9.6%U.S.: 8.4%

29%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

15.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.9% · White 91.5% · Black 1.1% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 3.2% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Dade County

3.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Georgia: 3.5%.

263people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

7,398people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

7,661in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.4%	263	7,398	7,661
August 2026	3.3%	253	7,312	7,565
July 2026	3.0%	227	7,302	7,529
June 2026	3.4%	257	7,304	7,561
May 2026	2.9%	214	7,262	7,476
April 2026	2.6%	192	7,272	7,464
March 2026	3.2%	241	7,232	7,473
February 2026	3.7%	274	7,168	7,442
January 2026	3.6%	266	7,126	7,392
December 2025	3.1%	232	7,186	7,418
November 2025	3.9%	296	7,207	7,503
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.2%	236	7,246	7,482
August 2025	3.9%	290	7,138	7,428
July 2025	3.4%	253	7,171	7,424
June 2025	3.4%	253	7,175	7,428
May 2025	3.0%	225	7,184	7,409
April 2025	2.6%	196	7,263	7,459
March 2025	3.2%	241	7,257	7,498
February 2025	3.4%	251	7,192	7,443
January 2025	3.6%	268	7,185	7,453
December 2024	3.0%	222	7,141	7,363
November 2024	3.3%	247	7,166	7,413
October 2024	3.3%	250	7,226	7,476

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.3%	249	7,200	7,449
2024	3.2%	238	7,240	7,478
2023	2.9%	214	7,237	7,451
2022	3.0%	214	6,961	7,175
2021	3.0%	214	6,916	7,130
2020	4.6%	325	6,703	7,028
2019	3.8%	280	7,032	7,312
2018	4.1%	303	7,078	7,381
2017	4.9%	366	7,070	7,436
2016	5.7%	410	6,780	7,190

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Georgia's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Dade County

37.0 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.

339.4 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 2,642.9.

0murders2018, 6 violent crimes in all.

2018 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2018	6	37.0	55	339.4
2017	6	37.0	47	289.8
2016	0	0.0	38	234.9

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Dade County Sheriff's Office	2025	11	62	13,823
Trenton Police Department	2018	6	55	2,224

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Georgia · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.41 per 1,000 residents2024, 2 agencies serving 16,211 people.

39sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

1civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Dade County Sheriff's Office	31	1	13,973
Trenton Police Department	8	0	2,238

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	39	2.41	1	2
2018	52	3.21	3	2
2017	32	1.97	15	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Dade County Clerk of Superior Court?: Kathy D. Page (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Dade County, Georgia.
Who is the Dade County Coroner?: Courtney Gross (Republican) is the Coroner of Dade County, Georgia.
Who is the Dade County Sheriff?: Ray G. Cross (Republican) is the Sheriff of Dade County, Georgia.
Who is the Dade County Tax Commissioner?: Angie M. Galloway (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Dade County, Georgia.
Who are the Dade County commissioners?: Don Townsend (Commission Chair); Phillip Hartline (District 2, At-large); Bob Woods (District 3); Melissa C. Bradford (District 4).
Who is on the Dade County School Board?: Jason D. Crisp (Board of Education Member, District 1, At-large); Jennifer Hester Hartline (Board of Education Member, District 2, At-large); John Warren (Board of Education Member, District 3); Steve Forester (Board of Education Member, District 4); Jayne O'Neal Griffin (Board of Education Member, District 5, At-large).
What is the population of Dade County?: About 16,165 people, with a median age of 42.1; the median household income is $64,568 and 8.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Dade County?: 3.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 263 people unemployed in a labor force of 7,661, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Dade County?: 4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 1 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Georgia Secretary of State's official results of each seat's last election (the November 2024 general, or a special election since), and for seats up in 2026 whose 2022 result the SOS site doesn't carry, the incumbent the SOS marks on that seat's 2026 primary, nonpartisan or November contest; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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