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Jury Pool Profile

Hale County, Alabama

Democratic +7 (2024)
Population
14,749
Median household income
$41,325
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,666 38.4%
  • Black or African American alone 8,225 55.8%
  • Asian alone 8 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 39 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 92 0.6%
  • Two or more races 719 4.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 129 0.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41

  • Under 18 3,515 23.8%
  • 18–24 1,266 8.6%
  • 25–44 3,383 22.9%
  • 45–64 3,649 24.7%
  • 65 and over 2,936 19.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
+1.54 pp vs. state
County GDP
$385.5M
0.12% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,126
Establishments
331

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 856 32.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 387 14.8%
  • Manufacturing 369 14.2%
  • Public administration 253 9.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 186 7.1%
  • Construction 174 6.7%
  • Professional & business services 117 4.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 117 4.5%
  • Financial activities 90 3.5%
  • Other services 48 1.8%
  • Information 4 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.0%
Median gross rent
$723
Owner-occupied
4,267
Renter-occupied
1,274

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,290 votes cast

  • Democratic 3,868 53.1%
  • Republican 3,369 46.2%
  • Other / third-party 53 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 133 1.0%
  • German 10 0.1%
  • Korean 8 0.1%
  • Other 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,541
Family households
3,050
55.0% of households
Married w/ children
1,970
Single-mother households
193
Veterans
784
7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 4,185 28.3%
  • Black Protestant 2,688 18.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 818 5.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 146 1.0%
  • Catholic 137 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.7%
With a disability
25.5%
Bachelor's or higher
16.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
3 (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
Camden, Centreville, Greensboro, Marion, Selma

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Alabama statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
26.7 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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