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Jury Pool Profile

Searcy County, Arkansas

Republican +72 (2024)
Population
7,861
Median household income
$41,978
Unemployment
4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 6,935 88.2%
  • Black or African American alone 6 0.1%
  • Asian alone 17 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 93 1.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 29 0.4%
  • Two or more races 781 9.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 172 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 48.5

  • Under 18 1,614 20.5%
  • 18–24 505 6.4%
  • 25–44 1,501 19.1%
  • 45–64 2,219 28.2%
  • 65 and over 2,022 25.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.5%
+0.29 pp vs. state
County GDP
$258.6M
0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay
$36,776
Establishments
163

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 526 37.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 242 17.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 186 13.2%
  • Professional & business services 136 9.7%
  • Public administration 123 8.7%
  • Manufacturing 83 5.9%
  • Financial activities 65 4.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.1%
Median gross rent
$596
Owner-occupied
2,293
Renter-occupied
759

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,869 votes cast

  • Republican 3,305 85.4%
  • Democratic 511 13.2%
  • Other / third-party 53 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 96 1.3%
  • German 13 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 12 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 9 0.1%
  • Chinese 5 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,052
Family households
1,989
65.2% of households
Married w/ children
1,641
Single-mother households
95
Veterans
455
7.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

38.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,658 34.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 235 3.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 150 1.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.2%
With a disability
26.6%
Bachelor's or higher
13.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
20th 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
Clinton, Conway, Marshall

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Arkansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
64.03 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Searcy County, Arkansas to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.