Jury Pool Profile

Polk County, Arkansas

Republican +70 (2024)

Population: 19,348
Median household income: $49,252
Unemployment: 4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 17,304 89.4%
Black or African American alone 18 0.1%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 256 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 43 0.2%
Some other race alone 631 3.3%
Two or more races 1,096 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,325 6.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.4

Under 18 4,361 22.5%
18–24 1,442 7.5%
25–44 3,996 20.7%
45–64 5,190 26.8%
65 and over 4,359 22.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.5%; +0.31 pp vs. state
County GDP: $860.2M; 0.46% of state
Avg. annual pay: $42,869
Establishments: 486

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,621 27.8%
Manufacturing 1,262 21.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,232 21.1%
Leisure & hospitality 498 8.5%
Public administration 272 4.7%
Construction 245 4.2%
Financial activities 214 3.7%
Natural resources & mining 167 2.9%
Professional & business services 150 2.6%
Other services 137 2.3%
Information 37 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 82.2%
Median gross rent: $699
Owner-occupied: 6,477
Renter-occupied: 1,407

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,288 votes cast

Republican 6,987 84.3%
Democratic 1,145 13.8%
Other / third-party 156 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 897 4.9%
German 117 0.6%
Other Asian/Pacific 43 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 16 0.1%
Other 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,884
Family households: 5,078; 64.4% of households
Married w/ children: 4,085
Single-mother households: 349
Veterans: 1,393; 9.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.9% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 8,532 44.4%
Mainline Protestant 613 3.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 521 2.7%
Catholic 467 2.4%
Black Protestant 226 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 90.3%
With a disability: 21.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 18th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 7 (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: Hot Springs, Mena, Mount Ida

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Arkansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 4; 26.69 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023