Jury Pool Profile
Pulaski County, Indiana
- County seat
- Winamac
- Judicial district
- Pulaski Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,463
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,441.
At a glance
Pulaski County is a 12,463-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,929, $6,029 below the IN state median of $71,958; 14.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 27.7% of covered employment, average pay $61,803/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.59%, below the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,441
- Median household income
- $62,792
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Pulaski County has a population of 12,441, with a median age of 42.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.6%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 4.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,929; 14.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 28% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 27.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.59%, below the Indiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pulaski County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.9% in 2024, 73.1% in 2020, 70.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (603 individuals).