Jury Pool Profile
Lafayette County, Florida
- County seat
- Mayo
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,792
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,161.
At a glance
Lafayette County is an 8,792-person venue. The county population is 70% White and 18% Black (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $57,560, $20,127 below the FL state median of $77,687; 9.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Public administration, at 27.8% of covered employment, average pay $54,407/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.16%, above the 4.5% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 83% to 88% of the vote across the three. 19% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,451 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
- 8,161
- Median household income
- $62,757
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 70% / 18%.
Lafayette County has a population of 8,161, with a median age of 42.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 69.6%; Black residents 17.7%. Independently, 12.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,560; 9.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Public administration, about 28% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest published sector at 27.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.16%, above the Florida state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lafayette County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 87.8% in 2024, 85.5% in 2020, 82.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (443 individuals).