Jury Pool Profile
Hamilton County, Florida
- County seat
- Jasper
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,180
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,616.
At a glance
Hamilton County is a 14,180-person venue. The county population is 56% White and 31% Black (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $48,859, $28,828 below the FL state median of $77,687; 11.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 12.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Public administration, at 21.4% of covered employment, average pay $56,298/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.73%, above the 4.5% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 69% of the vote across the three. 18% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 2,455 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 13,616
- Median household income
- $50,144
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 56% / 31%.
Hamilton County has a population of 13,616, with a median age of 41.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.8%; Black residents 31.3%. Independently, 11.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $48,859; 11.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Manufacturing about 730, Public administration about 680.
Public administration is the largest published sector at 21.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.73%, above the Florida state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hamilton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.1% in 2024, 65.4% in 2020, 63.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 12.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
12.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (707 individuals).