Jury Pool Profile

Perry County, Alabama

Democratic +43 (2024)

Population: 8,231
Median household income: $34,368
Unemployment: 6.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,306 28.0%
Black or African American alone 5,843 71.0%
Asian alone 6 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 12 0.1%
Two or more races 64 0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 18 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.5

Under 18 1,753 21.3%
18–24 1,267 15.4%
25–44 1,353 16.4%
45–64 2,127 25.8%
65 and over 1,731 21.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.3%; +3.5 pp vs. state
County GDP: $260.0M; 0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay: $42,082
Establishments: 184

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 600 32.9%
Manufacturing 366 20.0%
Public administration 262 14.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 224 12.3%
Professional & business services 145 7.9%
Leisure & hospitality 92 5.0%
Construction 46 2.5%
Financial activities 38 2.1%
Natural resources & mining 26 1.4%
Other services 14 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 69.3%
Median gross rent: $610
Owner-occupied: 2,215
Renter-occupied: 980

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,457 votes cast

Democratic 3,174 71.2%
Republican 1,269 28.5%
Other / third-party 14 0.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 25 0.3%
Other 13 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,195
Family households: 2,090; 65.4% of households
Married w/ children: 1,082
Single-mother households: 352
Veterans: 280; 4.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

54.9% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 2,657 31.2%
Mainline Protestant 1,013 11.9%
Black Protestant 1,000 11.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.5%
With a disability: 24.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 16.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 4th 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: Camden, Centreville, Greensboro, Marion, Selma

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Alabama statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 77.18 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023