Who is the Harris County Clerk of Superior Court?

Stacy Koon Haralson (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Harris County, Georgia.

Who is the Harris County Coroner?

Joseph W. Weldon (Republican) is the Coroner of Harris County, Georgia.

Who is the Harris County Sheriff?

Mike Jolley (Republican) is the Sheriff of Harris County, Georgia.

Who is the Harris County Tax Commissioner?

Wanda Elliott Bates (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Harris County, Georgia.

Who are the Harris County commissioners?

Scott Lightsey (District 1); Robert "Coach" Grant (District 2); Greg Gantt (District 3); Bobby Irions (District 4); Susan G. Andrews (District 5).

Who is on the Harris County School Board?

Bridgett Oliver (Board of Education Member, District 2); Harry Proctor, Jr. (Board of Education Member, District 5); Monica Sparks (Board of Education Member, District 7).

What is the population of Harris County?

About 36,086 people, with a median age of 43.5; the median household income is $97,302 and 9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Harris County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 554 people unemployed in a labor force of 16,543, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Harris County?

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

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Harris 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

Harris County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Scott Lightsey Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Robert "Coach" Grant Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Greg Gantt Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Bobby Irions Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	Susan G. Andrews Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Stacy Koon Haralson Republican source
Coroner	Joseph W. Weldon Republican source
Sheriff	Mike Jolley Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Wanda Elliott Bates Republican source

School Board

Harris County Board of Education

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Member, District 2	Bridgett Oliver source	Re-elected (elected unopposed)
Board of Education Member, District 5	Harry Proctor, Jr. source	Re-elected (elected, per the official body)
Board of Education Member, District 7	Monica Sparks source	Re-elected (elected unopposed)

How many local governments Harris County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Harris 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	4	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 Harris County

36,086people

43.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$97,302 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

38%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$302,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

12.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.8%U.S.: 8.4%

48.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.9% · White 74.2% · Black 15.5% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 4.7% (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 Harris County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. Georgia: 3.5%.

554people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

15,989people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

16,543in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	554	15,989	16,543
August 2026	3.2%	521	15,935	16,456
July 2026	2.9%	469	15,783	16,252
June 2026	3.4%	554	15,866	16,420
May 2026	2.9%	481	15,890	16,371
April 2026	2.6%	430	15,813	16,243
March 2026	3.2%	513	15,729	16,242
February 2026	3.4%	544	15,659	16,203
January 2026	3.2%	521	15,535	16,056
December 2025	2.8%	443	15,592	16,035
November 2025	3.3%	524	15,558	16,082
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.1%	505	15,615	16,120
August 2025	3.4%	549	15,522	16,071
July 2025	3.3%	537	15,641	16,178
June 2025	3.3%	535	15,727	16,262
May 2025	3.1%	507	15,650	16,157
April 2025	2.6%	427	15,696	16,123
March 2025	3.3%	528	15,715	16,243
February 2025	3.3%	531	15,641	16,172
January 2025	3.3%	529	15,624	16,153
December 2024	2.9%	469	15,568	16,037
November 2024	3.2%	517	15,474	15,991
October 2024	3.2%	505	15,523	16,028

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	510	15,635	16,145
2024	3.1%	501	15,637	16,138
2023	2.9%	475	15,776	16,251
2022	2.9%	470	15,507	15,977
2021	3.1%	485	15,233	15,718
2020	4.9%	757	14,549	15,306
2019	3.4%	524	14,807	15,331
2018	3.7%	565	14,816	15,381
2017	4.5%	687	14,658	15,345
2016	5.2%	778	14,064	14,842

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 Harris County

133.4 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.

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

1murders2018, 51 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	51	133.4	313	818.9
2017	49	128.8	421	1,106.3
2016	86	227.7	511	1,352.8

By police agency (6)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Harris County Sheriff's Office	2025	16	56	32,310
West Point Police Department	2018	24	175	3,766
Hamilton Police Department	2025	0	3	1,828
Pine Mountain Police Department	2025	3	12	1,305
Waverly Hall Police Department	2018	0	5	756
Shiloh Police Department	2025	0	1	435

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

2.03 per 1,000 residents2022, 6 agencies serving 39,330 people.

80sworn officers2022, full-time, as of October 31.

36civilian staff2022, full-time.

2022 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (6), 2022

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Harris County Sheriff's Office	54	22	31,550
West Point Police Department	12	11	3,750
Pine Mountain Police Department	7	1	1,282
Waverly Hall Police Department	3	1	632
Hamilton Police Department	3	0	1,695
Shiloh Police Department	1	1	421

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2022	80	2.03	36	6
2018	96	2.59	15	5

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 Harris County Clerk of Superior Court?: Stacy Koon Haralson (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Harris County, Georgia.
Who is the Harris County Coroner?: Joseph W. Weldon (Republican) is the Coroner of Harris County, Georgia.
Who is the Harris County Sheriff?: Mike Jolley (Republican) is the Sheriff of Harris County, Georgia.
Who is the Harris County Tax Commissioner?: Wanda Elliott Bates (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Harris County, Georgia.
Who are the Harris County commissioners?: Scott Lightsey (District 1); Robert "Coach" Grant (District 2); Greg Gantt (District 3); Bobby Irions (District 4); Susan G. Andrews (District 5).
Who is on the Harris County School Board?: Bridgett Oliver (Board of Education Member, District 2); Harry Proctor, Jr. (Board of Education Member, District 5); Monica Sparks (Board of Education Member, District 7).
What is the population of Harris County?: About 36,086 people, with a median age of 43.5; the median household income is $97,302 and 9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Harris County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 554 people unemployed in a labor force of 16,543, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Harris County?: 7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 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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