Jury Pool Profile
Fayette County, Indiana
- County seat
- Connersville
- Judicial district
- Fayette Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 23,533
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 23,334.
At a glance
Fayette County is a 23,533-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,267, $11,691 below the IN state median of $71,958; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.0% of covered employment, average pay $46,691/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.87%, above the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 23,334
- Median household income
- $59,321
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Fayette County has a population of 23,334, with a median age of 44.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.9%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 1.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,267; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.87%, above the Indiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Fayette County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.5% in 2024, 76.5% in 2020, 71.8% 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'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% 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 7.7% of the adult civilian population (1,394 individuals).