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Jury Pool Profile

Calhoun County, Alabama

Republican +45 (2024)
Population
116,141
Median household income
$55,826
Unemployment
3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 82,465 71.0%
  • Black or African American alone 25,515 22.0%
  • Asian alone 925 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 302 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 198 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 2,421 2.1%
  • Two or more races 4,315 3.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5,150 4.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39

  • Under 18 24,829 21.4%
  • 18–24 12,685 10.9%
  • 25–44 28,621 24.6%
  • 45–64 29,067 25.0%
  • 65 and over 20,939 18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.2%
+0.42 pp vs. state
County GDP
$6.3B
1.93% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,354
Establishments
2,828

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 10,211 23.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 9,274 21.2%
  • Manufacturing 6,654 15.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 5,167 11.8%
  • Public administration 5,021 11.5%
  • Professional & business services 3,411 7.8%
  • Financial activities 1,323 3.0%
  • Construction 1,142 2.6%
  • Other services 908 2.1%
  • Information 274 0.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 252 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.4%
Median gross rent
$804
Owner-occupied
31,762
Renter-occupied
13,363

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 48,530 votes cast

  • Republican 34,912 71.9%
  • Democratic 13,194 27.2%
  • Other / third-party 424 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,803 2.6%
  • German 264 0.2%
  • Korean 219 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 157 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 143 0.1%
  • Tagalog 126 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 116 0.1%
  • Arabic 86 0.1%
  • Chinese 70 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 64 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 26 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
45,125
Family households
28,018
62.1% of households
Married w/ children
19,403
Single-mother households
3,373
Veterans
7,515
8.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

71.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 65,933 56.6%
  • Black Protestant 7,328 6.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 5,191 4.5%
  • Catholic 3,345 2.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,785 1.5%
  • Orthodox 69 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.9%
With a disability
20.4%
Bachelor's or higher
20.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
5 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 alacourt.gov; counts for the 34th, 36th, and 41st circuits are approximate (single-county rural circuits typically carry 1 judge per Ala. Code § 12-17-23).)
Court seats
Anniston, Heflin

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Alabama statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
20
21.9 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
17

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Calhoun County, Alabama to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.