Jury Pool Profile
Pinellas County, Florida
- County seat
- Clearwater
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 948,563
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 963,481.
At a glance
Pinellas County is a 948,563-person venue. The county population is 74% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $73,605, $4,082 below the FL state median of $77,687; 36.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (2.2%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 21.8% of covered employment, average pay $67,573/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.32%, below the 4.5% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 963,481
- Median household income
- $72,646
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 74% / 10%.
Pinellas County has a population of 963,481, with a median age of 49.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 73.6%; Black residents 9.6%. Independently, 11.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,605; 36.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 22% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 21.8% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 17.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.32%, below the Florida state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Pinellas County was carried by the Republican candidate with 52.1% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 49.6% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 48.6% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 15.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (67,474 individuals).