Jury Pool Profile
Marengo County, Alabama
- County seat
- Linden
- Judicial district
- 17th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,311
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,851.
At a glance
Marengo County is a 18,311-person venue. The county population is 44% White and 51% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,716, $16,988 below the AL state median of $66,704; 19.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 21.8% of covered employment, average pay $45,723/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.86%, above the 2.86% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 18,851
- Median household income
- $43,825
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 51%.
Marengo County has a population of 18,851, with a median age of 41.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 44.5%; Black residents 50.9%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,716; 19.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 21.8%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 21.8% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.86%, above the Alabama state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Marengo County was carried by the Republican candidate with 51.6% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.3% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 51.2% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (1,392 individuals).