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Jury Pool Profile

Fayette County, Indiana

Republican +56 (2024)
Population
23,390
Median household income
$56,659
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 22,107 94.5%
  • Black or African American alone 266 1.1%
  • Asian alone 36 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 49 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 6 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 156 0.7%
  • Two or more races 770 3.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 318 1.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.9

  • Under 18 5,238 22.4%
  • 18–24 1,839 7.9%
  • 25–44 5,188 22.2%
  • 45–64 6,319 27.0%
  • 65 and over 4,806 20.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
+0.53 pp vs. state
County GDP
$698.2M
0.13% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,247
Establishments
420

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,749 29.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,190 19.8%
  • Manufacturing 1,144 19.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 650 10.8%
  • Public administration 398 6.6%
  • Professional & business services 261 4.3%
  • Financial activities 176 2.9%
  • Other services 135 2.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 123 2.0%
  • Information 94 1.6%
  • Construction 88 1.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.6%
Median gross rent
$779
Owner-occupied
6,688
Renter-occupied
2,791

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,838 votes cast

  • Republican 7,625 77.5%
  • Democratic 2,084 21.2%
  • Other / third-party 129 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 211 1.0%
  • German 62 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 28 0.1%
  • Tagalog 20 0.1%
  • Arabic 8 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,479
Family households
5,881
62.0% of households
Married w/ children
4,249
Single-mother households
498
Veterans
1,342
7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 8,125 34.7%
  • Catholic 1,866 8.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,023 4.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 519 2.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.0%
With a disability
20.7%
Bachelor's or higher
16.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Fayette Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Combined Circuit + Superior Court trial-court judges per county (both have general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 Indiana Office of Judicial Administration Judicial Service Report, cross-checked against courts.in.gov per-county rosters. Counties with a count of 1 operate the Circuit Court only; larger counties add Superior Court judges with concurrent general jurisdiction. Marion County (Indianapolis) is by far the largest single-county bench in Indiana.)
Court seats
Connersville
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Indiana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
11.02 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Fayette County, Indiana to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.