Jury Pool Profile
Holmes County, Florida
- County seat
- Bonifay
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,119
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,513.
At a glance
Holmes County is a 20,119-person venue. The county population is 85% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,901, $24,786 below the FL state median of $77,687; 12.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.6% of covered employment, average pay $43,919/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.92%, above the 4.5% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 88% to 90% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,513
- Median household income
- $49,343
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 6%.
Holmes County has a population of 19,513, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.7%; Black residents 5.8%. Independently, 3.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,901; 12.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.7% 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 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.6% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 17.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.92%, above the Florida state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 89%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Holmes County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 89.9% in 2024, 89.1% in 2020, 87.9% 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'). 5.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.1% 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 9.5% of the adult civilian population (1,464 individuals).