Skip to main content

Jury Pool Profile

Macon County, Alabama

Democratic +56 (2024)
Population
18,951
Median household income
$45,951
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 3,243 17.1%
  • Black or African American alone 14,838 78.3%
  • Asian alone 53 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 7 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 73 0.4%
  • Two or more races 737 3.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 372 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.8

  • Under 18 2,944 15.5%
  • 18–24 4,346 22.9%
  • 25–44 3,338 17.6%
  • 45–64 4,396 23.2%
  • 65 and over 3,927 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
+1.28 pp vs. state
County GDP
$764.9M
0.24% of state
Avg. annual pay
$56,933
Establishments
310

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 2,185 45.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 559 11.6%
  • Public administration 424 8.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 369 7.6%
  • Professional & business services 320 6.6%
  • Financial activities 147 3.0%
  • Construction 88 1.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
64.8%
Median gross rent
$709
Owner-occupied
4,634
Renter-occupied
2,517

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,820 votes cast

  • Democratic 6,084 77.8%
  • Republican 1,682 21.5%
  • Other / third-party 54 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 257 1.4%
  • Other Indo-European 32 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 19 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 12 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,151
Family households
4,166
58.3% of households
Married w/ children
2,060
Single-mother households
885
Veterans
1,181
7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.6% overall adherence rate

  • Black Protestant 5,707 29.2%
  • Evangelical Protestant 3,145 16.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,188 11.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 520 2.7%
  • Catholic 86 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.9%
With a disability
17.3%
Bachelor's or higher
20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th 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
Dadeville, LaFayette, Tuskegee, Wedowee

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Alabama statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
37.48 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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