Jury Pool Profile
Highlands County, Florida
- County seat
- Sebring
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 111,122
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 105,702.
At a glance
Highlands County is a 111,122-person venue. The county population is 68% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). 22% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $56,218, $21,469 below the FL state median of $77,687; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 21.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.8% of covered employment, average pay $58,998/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.5%, above the 4.5% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 105,702
- Median household income
- $54,897
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 10%.
Highlands County has a population of 105,702, with a median age of 54.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.4%; Black residents 9.8%. Independently, 22.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,218; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.5%, above the Florida state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Highlands County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.1% in 2024, 66.8% in 2020, 64.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 21.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
21.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 11.1% of the adult civilian population (9,776 individuals).