Jury Pool Profile

Jackson County, Florida

Republican +46 (2024)

Population: 47,652
Median household income: $47,327
Unemployment: 4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 31,746 66.6%
Black or African American alone 12,107 25.4%
Asian alone 287 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 140 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 50 0.1%
Some other race alone 677 1.4%
Two or more races 2,645 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,432 5.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.9

Under 18 9,065 19.0%
18–24 3,701 7.8%
25–44 12,701 26.7%
45–64 12,224 25.7%
65 and over 9,961 20.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.8%; +0.65 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.0B; 0.12% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,323
Establishments: 1,052

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 4,152 28.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,299 22.2%
Public administration 2,380 16.0%
Leisure & hospitality 1,234 8.3%
Construction 1,144 7.7%
Professional & business services 1,064 7.2%
Manufacturing 507 3.4%
Financial activities 374 2.5%
Other services 357 2.4%
Natural resources & mining 277 1.9%
Information 32 0.2%
Unclassified 10 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.5%
Median gross rent: $846
Owner-occupied: 12,698
Renter-occupied: 4,340

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 22,098 votes cast

Republican 16,074 72.7%
Democratic 5,892 26.7%
Other / third-party 132 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,688 3.7%
French (incl. Cajun) 253 0.6%
Other Asian/Pacific 176 0.4%
German 142 0.3%
Other Indo-European 125 0.3%
Arabic 74 0.2%
Other 70 0.2%
Tagalog 49 0.1%
Slavic languages 29 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 17,038
Family households: 10,616; 62.3% of households
Married w/ children: 7,347
Single-mother households: 1,454
Veterans: 3,122; 8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.7% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 17,530 37.0%
Black Protestant 4,527 9.6%
Mainline Protestant 1,745 3.7%
Catholic 620 1.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 523 1.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 90.2%
With a disability: 19.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 14th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 13 (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: Blountstown, Bonifay, Chipley, Marianna, Panama City, Port St. Joe

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Florida statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 16; 41.46 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 15

NHTSA FARS 2023