Jury Pool Profile

Marion County, Arkansas

Republican +60 (2024)

Population: 17,076
Median household income: $46,953
Unemployment: 6.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 16,056 94.0%
Black or African American alone 32 0.2%
Asian alone 129 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 77 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 22 0.1%
Some other race alone 83 0.5%
Two or more races 677 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 446 2.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 51.9

Under 18 3,172 18.6%
18–24 885 5.2%
25–44 3,238 19.0%
45–64 4,812 28.2%
65 and over 4,969 29.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.2%; +2.01 pp vs. state
County GDP: $773.6M; 0.41% of state
Avg. annual pay: $41,231
Establishments: 310

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 1,112 34.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 633 19.5%
Education & health services 610 18.8%
Leisure & hospitality 214 6.6%
Financial activities 181 5.6%
Public administration 168 5.2%
Professional & business services 101 3.1%
Construction 27 0.8%
Information 5 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 83.5%
Median gross rent: $792
Owner-occupied: 6,090
Renter-occupied: 1,206

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,851 votes cast

Republican 6,230 79.4%
Democratic 1,501 19.1%
Other / third-party 120 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 163 1.0%
Other Indo-European 84 0.5%
German 50 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 45 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 36 0.2%
Slavic languages 25 0.2%
Other 10 0.1%
Korean 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,296
Family households: 4,873; 66.8% of households
Married w/ children: 4,069
Single-mother households: 198
Veterans: 1,850; 13.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 4,405 26.2%
Mainline Protestant 664 3.9%
Catholic 330 2.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 194 1.2%
Black Protestant 50 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.8%
With a disability: 25.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 15.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 14th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 5 (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: Harrison, Jasper, Mountain Home, Yellville

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Arkansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 14.38 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023