Jury Pool Profile
Seminole County, Florida
- County seat
- Sanford
- Judicial district
- 18th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 491,884
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 481,470.
At a glance
Seminole County is a 491,884-person venue. The county population is 59% White and 12% Black (Census race-alone categories). 24% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $85,415, $7,728 above the FL state median of $77,687; 42.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 23.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (2.0%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 19.4% of covered employment, average pay $81,674/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.29%, 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
- 481,470
- Median household income
- $85,761
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 12%.
Seminole County has a population of 481,470, with a median age of 39.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 59.2%; Black residents 11.8%. Independently, 23.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $85,415; 42.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Professional & business services, 41,644 jobs; Education & health services, 39,495, is within 20% of it.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 19.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.29%, below the Florida state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Seminole County was carried by the Republican candidate with 51.1% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.8% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 48.7% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 23.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
23.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (25,085 individuals).