Jury Pool Profile
Gallatin County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Warsaw
- Judicial district
- 54th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,840
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,769.
At a glance
Gallatin County is an 8,840-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,617, $3,136 above the KY state median of $64,481; 15.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 31.1% of covered employment, average pay $49,733/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.36%, below the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,769
- Median household income
- $63,346
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 3%.
Gallatin County has a population of 8,769, with a median age of 39.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.9%; Black residents 2.7%. Independently, 5.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,617; 15.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 32% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 31.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 10.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.36%, below the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Gallatin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.4% in 2024, 76.8% in 2020, 73.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 75% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (427 individuals).