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Jury Pool Profile

Lawrence County, Alabama

Republican +62 (2024)
Population
33,182
Median household income
$60,040
Unemployment
2.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 25,239 76.1%
  • Black or African American alone 3,292 9.9%
  • Asian alone 145 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,339 4.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 593 1.8%
  • Two or more races 2,574 7.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 953 2.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.8

  • Under 18 7,222 21.8%
  • 18–24 2,580 7.8%
  • 25–44 7,751 23.4%
  • 45–64 9,401 28.3%
  • 65 and over 6,228 18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.6%
-0.22 pp vs. state
County GDP
$864.5M
0.27% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,594
Establishments
572

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,466 24.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,286 21.2%
  • Manufacturing 644 10.6%
  • Professional & business services 552 9.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 505 8.3%
  • Public administration 496 8.2%
  • Construction 469 7.7%
  • Financial activities 338 5.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 163 2.7%
  • Other services 78 1.3%
  • Information 32 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
81.4%
Median gross rent
$708
Owner-occupied
10,702
Renter-occupied
2,443

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 16,115 votes cast

  • Republican 13,024 80.8%
  • Democratic 2,983 18.5%
  • Other / third-party 108 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 780 2.5%
  • Vietnamese 67 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 55 0.2%
  • Korean 38 0.1%
  • Chinese 22 0.1%
  • Tagalog 14 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 9 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
13,145
Family households
8,971
68.2% of households
Married w/ children
7,009
Single-mother households
459
Veterans
2,130
8.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

69.6% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 19,692 59.5%
  • Black Protestant 2,278 6.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 871 2.6%
  • Catholic 175 0.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.8%
With a disability
21.3%
Bachelor's or higher
15.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
36th 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
Moulton
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Alabama statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
13
50.08 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
13

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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