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Jury Pool Profile

Fayette County, Alabama

Republican +72 (2024)
Population
16,173
Median household income
$50,733
Unemployment
3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 13,662 84.5%
  • Black or African American alone 1,983 12.3%
  • Asian alone 9 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 29 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 24 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 42 0.3%
  • Two or more races 424 2.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 184 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.8

  • Under 18 3,452 21.3%
  • 18–24 1,501 9.3%
  • 25–44 3,608 22.3%
  • 45–64 4,117 25.5%
  • 65 and over 3,495 21.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.0%
+0.17 pp vs. state
County GDP
$480.2M
0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,897
Establishments
370

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,193 30.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 731 18.6%
  • Manufacturing 703 17.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 325 8.3%
  • Public administration 272 6.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 192 4.9%
  • Professional & business services 158 4.0%
  • Construction 126 3.2%
  • Other services 106 2.7%
  • Financial activities 103 2.6%
  • Information 9 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.2%
Median gross rent
$622
Owner-occupied
4,731
Renter-occupied
1,320

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,356 votes cast

  • Republican 7,158 85.7%
  • Democratic 1,142 13.7%
  • Other / third-party 56 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 129 0.8%
  • Other 24 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 9 0.1%
  • Korean 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
6,051
Family households
4,097
67.7% of households
Married w/ children
3,294
Single-mother households
258
Veterans
808
6.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 8,296 50.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 868 5.3%
  • Black Protestant 496 3.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 112 0.7%
  • Catholic 75 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.1%
With a disability
23.5%
Bachelor's or higher
15.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
24th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
1 (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
Carrollton, Fayette, Vernon

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Alabama statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
7.86 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Fayette 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.