Jury Pool Profile
Houston County, Alabama
- County seat
- Dothan
- Judicial district
- 20th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 110,318
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 108,140.
At a glance
Houston County is a 110,318-person venue. The county population is 65% White and 27% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,056, $7,648 below the AL state median of $66,704; 23.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.6% of covered employment, average pay $65,405/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, above the 2.86% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 108,140
- Median household income
- $58,626
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 65% / 27%.
Houston County has a population of 108,140, with a median age of 40.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.6%; Black residents 27.2%. Independently, 4.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,056; 23.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 28.6%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 27.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, above the Alabama state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Houston County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.5% in 2024, 70.6% in 2020, 72.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.8% of the adult civilian population (8,170 individuals).