Jury Pool Profile
Taylor County, Florida
- County seat
- Perry
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,210
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,503.
At a glance
Taylor County is a 21,210-person venue. The county population is 73% White and 19% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,844, $23,843 below the FL state median of $77,687; 16.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (1.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 19.8% of covered employment, average pay $46,196/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.7%, above the 4.5% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 21,503
- Median household income
- $49,073
- Unemployment
- 8.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 73% / 19%.
Taylor County has a population of 21,503, with a median age of 43.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 72.5%; Black residents 19.3%. Independently, 4.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,844; 16.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,080 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,023, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 19.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.7%, above the Florida state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Taylor County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.6% in 2024, 76.5% in 2020, 74.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (1,618 individuals).