Jury Pool Profile
Switzerland County, Indiana
- County seat
- Vevay
- Judicial district
- Switzerland Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,037
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,909.
At a glance
Switzerland County is a 10,037-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,858, $8,100 below the IN state median of $71,958; 8.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 39.1% of covered employment, average pay $40,446/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.67%, above the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,909
- Median household income
- $65,343
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Switzerland County has a population of 9,909, with a median age of 42.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.0%; Black residents 0.3%.
The median household earns $63,858; 8.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 39% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 39.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.67%, 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.
Switzerland County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.0% in 2024, 75.4% in 2020, 70.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (653 individuals).