Jury Pool Profile
Jefferson County, Alabama
- County seat
- Birmingham
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 665,742
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 667,755.
At a glance
Jefferson County is a 665,742-person venue. The county population is 48% White and 42% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $69,346, $2,642 above the AL state median of $66,704; 36.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.7% of covered employment, average pay $75,419/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.1%, above the 2.86% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 667,755
- Median household income
- $66,388
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 48%; Black: 42%.
Jefferson County has a population of 667,755, with a median age of 37.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 48.4%; Black residents 42.2%. Independently, 5.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,346; 36.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 26.7%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.1%, above the Alabama state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jefferson County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 54.6% in 2024, 55.8% in 2020, 52.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Arabic. Veterans account for 5.7% of the adult civilian population (29,334 individuals).