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Jury Pool Profile

Indian River County, Florida

Republican +27 (2024)
Population
163,856
Median household income
$71,049
Unemployment
5.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 126,618 77.3%
  • Black or African American alone 13,211 8.1%
  • Asian alone 2,451 1.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 689 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 5,020 3.1%
  • Two or more races 15,867 9.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 22,009 13.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 55

  • Under 18 24,975 15.2%
  • 18–24 10,416 6.4%
  • 25–44 29,399 17.9%
  • 45–64 43,043 26.3%
  • 65 and over 56,023 34.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.1%
+1 pp vs. state
County GDP
$11.2B
0.65% of state
Avg. annual pay
$57,991
Establishments
5,868

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 14,043 24.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 11,371 19.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 8,534 14.8%
  • Professional & business services 6,650 11.6%
  • Construction 4,959 8.6%
  • Financial activities 2,872 5.0%
  • Manufacturing 2,816 4.9%
  • Public administration 2,601 4.5%
  • Other services 2,419 4.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 786 1.4%
  • Information 391 0.7%
  • Unclassified 80 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.3%
Median gross rent
$1,284
Owner-occupied
54,497
Renter-occupied
14,199

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 99,015 votes cast

  • Republican 62,737 63.4%
  • Democratic 35,654 36.0%
  • Other / third-party 624 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

85.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 15,532 9.9%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 2,043 1.3%
  • Other Indo-European 1,593 1.0%
  • Slavic languages 871 0.6%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 562 0.4%
  • German 548 0.3%
  • Vietnamese 347 0.2%
  • Other 325 0.2%
  • Arabic 246 0.2%
  • Chinese 218 0.1%
  • Tagalog 132 0.1%
  • Korean 86 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
68,696
Family households
43,346
63.1% of households
Married w/ children
34,366
Single-mother households
3,287
Veterans
14,078
10.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.6% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 47,864 30.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 16,368 10.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 9,059 5.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 8,544 5.3%
  • Black Protestant 2,244 1.4%
  • Orthodox 35 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.4%
With a disability
16.8%
Bachelor's or higher
33.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
19th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
22 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction — claims ≤ $50,000, misdemeanors, traffic) separate. Vintage 2026 flcourts.gov; statutory judgeships are reauthorized annually by the Florida Supreme Court's certification of need under Fla. Stat. § 26.031 and may shift by ±1-2 between sessions. Counts for smaller rural circuits (3rd, 16th) are statutory minimums per § 26.031.)
Court seats
Fort Pierce, Okeechobee, Stuart, Vero Beach

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Florida statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
18
12.96 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
17

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Indian River County, Florida 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.