Jury Pool Profile
Ouachita County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Camden
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,731
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,085.
At a glance
Ouachita County is a 21,731-person venue. The county population is 55% White and 41% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $55,644, $6,502 below the AR state median of $62,146; 16.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.2% of covered employment, average pay $54,626/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.96%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 22,085
- Median household income
- $49,268
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 55% / 41%.
Ouachita County has a population of 22,085, with a median age of 43.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 54.6%; Black residents 40.8%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,644; 16.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 28.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.96%, above the Arkansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ouachita County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.6% in 2024, 55.0% in 2020, 54.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (1,386 individuals).