Jury Pool Profile
Dixie County, Florida
- County seat
- Cross City
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,038
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,058.
At a glance
Dixie County is an 18,038-person venue. The county population is 85% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,887, $26,800 below the FL state median of $77,687; 10.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 23.7% of covered employment, average pay $54,527/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.96%, above the 4.5% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,058
- Median household income
- $50,110
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 6%.
Dixie County has a population of 17,058, with a median age of 46.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.5%; Black residents 6.3%. Independently, 4.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,887; 10.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Public administration, about 24% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 23.7% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.96%, above the Florida state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Dixie County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.9% in 2024, 82.8% in 2020, 80.8% 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'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Arabic. Veterans account for 8.7% of the adult civilian population (1,214 individuals).