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Jury Pool Profile

Edmonson County, Kentucky

Republican +63 (2024)
Population
12,243
Median household income
$54,512
Unemployment
5.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 11,621 94.9%
  • Black or African American alone 82 0.7%
  • Asian alone 56 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 15 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 135 1.1%
  • Two or more races 334 2.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 195 1.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.3

  • Under 18 2,313 18.9%
  • 18–24 821 6.7%
  • 25–44 2,902 23.7%
  • 45–64 3,580 29.2%
  • 65 and over 2,627 21.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.7%
+1.19 pp vs. state
County GDP
$250.3M
0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,464
Establishments
186

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 315 18.7%
  • Education & health services 226 13.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 186 11.1%
  • Public administration 142 8.4%
  • Construction 115 6.8%
  • Manufacturing 103 6.1%
  • Professional & business services 64 3.8%
  • Financial activities 61 3.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
82.9%
Median gross rent
$739
Owner-occupied
4,106
Renter-occupied
849

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,247 votes cast

  • Republican 5,048 80.8%
  • Democratic 1,118 17.9%
  • Other / third-party 81 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 187 1.6%
  • German 181 1.5%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 38 0.3%
  • Tagalog 18 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 7 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,955
Family households
3,520
71.0% of households
Married w/ children
2,846
Single-mother households
122
Veterans
750
7.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

130.2% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 15,609 128.7%
  • Catholic 156 1.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 24 0.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.9%
With a disability
24.1%
Bachelor's or higher
10.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
8th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction; civil amount-in-controversy > $5,000); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 kycourts.gov; shaded-bench counts per Wikipedia 'Kentucky Circuit Courts' judge-count map, with the three '6 or more' circuits (16th Kenton, 22nd Fayette, 30th Jefferson) hard-pinned to 6, 9, and 23 respectively per Wikipedia footnote 4. Mid-range single-county metro and exurban-cluster circuits are conservative midpoints; verify against KRS § 23A.040 before relying on exact counts.)
Court seats
Bowling Green, Brownsville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kentucky statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
10.07 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Edmonson County, Kentucky 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.