Jury Pool Profile
Pike County, Arkansas
- County seat
- Murfreesboro
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,964
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,115.
At a glance
Pike County is a 9,964-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,643, $9,503 below the AR state median of $62,146; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.7% of covered employment, average pay $43,375/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.61%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,115
- Median household income
- $49,269
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 3%.
Pike County has a population of 10,115, with a median age of 41.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.5%; Black residents 3.3%. Independently, 8.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,643; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 6.0%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.61%, above the Arkansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pike County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.0% in 2024, 82.9% in 2020, 79.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 8.8% of the adult civilian population (692 individuals).