Gordon County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Gordon County: 12 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
Gordon County Board of Commissioners
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Who lives in the school district (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Gordon County School District
41,194
$64,593
10.9%
14.3%
35.5%
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
How many local governments Gordon County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 11 local governments in Gordon 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
5
0
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
3
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 Gordon County
59,100people
38.9median ageU.S.: 38.9
$63,650 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
12%below the U.S.: 12.5%
18.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$222,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
7.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
15.4%U.S.: 8.4%
41.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
23%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 16.3% · White 75.8% · Black 3.4% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 3.6% (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 Gordon County
3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Georgia: 3.5%.
954people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
29,067people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
30,021in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.2%
954
29,067
30,021
August 2026
3.2%
948
28,641
29,589
July 2026
2.9%
868
28,589
29,457
June 2026
3.3%
960
28,460
29,420
May 2026
2.8%
823
28,616
29,439
April 2026
2.5%
732
28,688
29,420
March 2026
3.1%
923
28,566
29,489
February 2026
3.2%
944
28,539
29,483
January 2026
3.4%
988
28,401
29,389
December 2025
3.0%
873
28,681
29,554
November 2025
3.4%
996
28,442
29,438
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.2%
938
28,304
29,242
August 2025
3.4%
983
27,942
28,925
July 2025
3.7%
1,082
27,977
29,059
June 2025
3.2%
938
28,157
29,095
May 2025
3.0%
856
28,158
29,014
April 2025
2.6%
769
28,346
29,115
March 2025
3.2%
936
28,472
29,408
February 2025
3.4%
989
28,318
29,307
January 2025
3.3%
981
28,549
29,530
December 2024
3.4%
1,023
28,660
29,683
November 2024
3.1%
911
28,607
29,518
October 2024
3.2%
953
28,643
29,596
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.2%
940
28,304
29,244
2024
3.3%
976
28,462
29,438
2023
3.0%
868
28,258
29,126
2022
2.9%
836
28,106
28,942
2021
3.2%
924
27,699
28,623
2020
5.5%
1,522
26,348
27,870
2019
3.5%
990
27,219
28,209
2018
3.9%
1,058
26,264
27,322
2017
4.6%
1,237
25,460
26,697
2016
5.7%
1,419
23,685
25,104
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 Gordon County
344.5 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.
1,924.1 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 2,642.9.
3murders2018, 200 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
200
344.5
1,117
1,924.1
2017
155
267.0
1,053
1,814.1
2016
150
260.6
1,370
2,379.8
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Gordon County Sheriff's Office
2025
42
190
40,525
Calhoun Police Department
2022
54
464
17,585
Fairmount Police Department
2025
1
1
764
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
2.23 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 61,569 people.
137sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
56civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (3), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Gordon County Sheriff's Office
80
48
40,525
Calhoun Police Department
51
8
20,280
Fairmount Police Department
6
0
764
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
137
2.23
56
3
2024
146
2.40
55
3
2023
133
2.23
53
3
2022
130
2.20
50
3
2021
123
2.08
50
3
2019
135
2.33
48
3
2018
129
2.25
46
3
2016
127
2.24
65
3
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 Gordon County Clerk of Superior Court?
Grant Walraven (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Gordon County, Georgia.
Who is the Gordon County Coroner?
Nick Blalock (Republican) is the Coroner of Gordon County, Georgia.
Who is the Gordon County Sheriff?
Mitch Ralston (Republican) is the Sheriff of Gordon County, Georgia.
Who is the Gordon County Tax Commissioner?
T. Scott Clements (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Gordon County, Georgia.
Who are the Gordon County commissioners?
M. L. “Bud” Owens (District 1); Chad Steward (District 2); Randy Abernathy (District 3); Kurt Sutherland (District 4); Kevin L. Cunningham (District 5).
Who is on the Gordon County School Board?
Bobby E. Hall (Board of Education Member, District 4); Christie Owens Fox (Board of Education Member, District 6); Charlie Walraven (Board of Education Member, Post 1).
What is the population of Gordon County?
About 59,100 people, with a median age of 38.9; the median household income is $63,650 and 12% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Gordon County?
3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 954 people unemployed in a labor force of 30,021, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Gordon County?
11 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 2 school district and 3 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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