Jury Pool Profile

Izard County, Arkansas

Republican +66 (2024)

Population: 13,866
Median household income: $47,728
Unemployment: 6.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 12,174 87.8%
Black or African American alone 228 1.6%
Asian alone 64 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 88 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 9 0.1%
Some other race alone 158 1.1%
Two or more races 1,145 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 388 2.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.5

Under 18 2,460 17.7%
18–24 893 6.4%
25–44 3,191 23.0%
45–64 3,849 27.8%
65 and over 3,473 25.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.3%; +2.11 pp vs. state
County GDP: $390.1M; 0.21% of state
Avg. annual pay: $41,611
Establishments: 256

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,062 36.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 529 17.9%
Public administration 374 12.7%
Professional & business services 232 7.9%
Financial activities 180 6.1%
Leisure & hospitality 178 6.0%
Manufacturing 137 4.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.7%
Median gross rent: $626
Owner-occupied: 3,754
Renter-occupied: 1,273

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,925 votes cast

Republican 4,854 81.9%
Democratic 949 16.0%
Other / third-party 122 2.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 261 2.0%
Arabic 56 0.4%
Chinese 42 0.3%
German 23 0.2%
Tagalog 14 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 12 0.1%
Korean 8 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 7 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,027
Family households: 2,987; 59.4% of households
Married w/ children: 2,383
Single-mother households: 246
Veterans: 1,152; 10.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 6,119 45.1%
Mainline Protestant 296 2.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 126 0.9%
Black Protestant 100 0.7%
Catholic 79 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.4%
With a disability: 25.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 16th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 4 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + criminal jurisdiction across five subject-matter divisions: civil, criminal, juvenile, probate, domestic relations); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 arcourts.gov; counts for small rural circuits are approximate (single-county or single-judge circuits typically carry 2-4 judges per Ark. Code Ann. § 16-13-2402). Five circuits (8th, 9th, 11th, 18th, 19th) are administratively subdivided into East/West subdistricts for judge-residence purposes; the counts here combine both subdistricts.)
Court seats: Batesville, Heber Springs, Melbourne, Mountain View, Salem

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Arkansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023