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Jury Pool Profile

Washington County, Arkansas

Republican +7 (2024)
Population
251,863
Median household income
$66,426
Unemployment
3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 169,308 67.2%
  • Black or African American alone 8,017 3.2%
  • Asian alone 6,041 2.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2,626 1.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 6,838 2.7%
  • Some other race alone 13,780 5.5%
  • Two or more races 45,253 18.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 46,214 18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 32.5

  • Under 18 59,899 23.8%
  • 18–24 37,548 14.9%
  • 25–44 70,889 28.1%
  • 45–64 53,027 21.1%
  • 65 and over 30,500 12.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.3%
-0.87 pp vs. state
County GDP
$18.2B
9.64% of state
Avg. annual pay
$59,680
Establishments
7,052

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 32,415 26.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 24,807 20.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 15,040 12.5%
  • Professional & business services 14,769 12.2%
  • Manufacturing 13,486 11.2%
  • Construction 8,145 6.7%
  • Financial activities 4,192 3.5%
  • Public administration 3,430 2.8%
  • Other services 3,086 2.6%
  • Information 951 0.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 351 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
55.6%
Median gross rent
$1,005
Owner-occupied
53,043
Renter-occupied
42,424

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 97,158 votes cast

  • Republican 50,243 51.7%
  • Democratic 43,779 45.1%
  • Other / third-party 3,136 3.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

82.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 29,731 12.6%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 6,205 2.6%
  • Other Indo-European 1,200 0.5%
  • Chinese 856 0.4%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 624 0.3%
  • Slavic languages 591 0.3%
  • Tagalog 361 0.2%
  • German 358 0.2%
  • Other 290 0.1%
  • Arabic 253 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 243 0.1%
  • Korean 116 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
95,467
Family households
59,294
62.1% of households
Married w/ children
43,597
Single-mother households
5,771
Veterans
11,549
6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 78,265 31.8%
  • Catholic 35,308 14.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 16,519 6.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 9,813 4.0%
  • Black Protestant 5,480 2.2%
  • Orthodox 322 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
87.7%
With a disability
11.4%
Bachelor's or higher
34.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
8 (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
Fayetteville, Huntsville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Arkansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
30
15.63 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
25

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Washington 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.