Jury Pool Profile
Bullock County, Alabama
- County seat
- Union Springs
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,780
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,058.
At a glance
Bullock County is a 9,780-person venue. The county population is 23% White and 69% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $36,826, $29,878 below the AL state median of $66,704; 8.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 15.7% of covered employment, average pay $46,439/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.31%, above the 2.86% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 75% of the vote across the three. At least 13% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes; the ACS survey and the 2020 census disagree on how many, and this is the lower of the two, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 10,058
- Median household income
- $31,310
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 69%.
Bullock County has a population of 10,058, with a median age of 43.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 22.8%; Black residents 69.5%. Independently, 6.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $36,826; 8.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 36.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Education & health services (15.7%).
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 15.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 11.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.31%, above the Alabama state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bullock County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.6% in 2024, 74.7% in 2020, 75.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.3% of the adult civilian population (426 individuals).