Jury Pool Profile
Johnson County, Indiana
- County seat
- Franklin
- Judicial district
- Johnson Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 174,262
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 166,315.
At a glance
Johnson County is a 174,262-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $95,247, $23,289 above the IN state median of $71,958; 34.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (2.4%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 31.1% of covered employment, average pay $47,381/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.86%, below the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 166,315
- Median household income
- $90,454
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 3%.
Johnson County has a population of 166,315, with a median age of 38.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.6%; Black residents 3.3%. Independently, 4.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $95,247; 34.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 31% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 31.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.86%, below the Indiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Johnson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.3% in 2024, 66.0% in 2020, 68.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (7,809 individuals).