Jury Pool Profile
Henderson County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Henderson
- Judicial district
- 51st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 44,255
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 44,280.
At a glance
Henderson County is a 44,255-person venue. The county population is 85% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,182, $2,299 below the KY state median of $64,481; 20.1% 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 26.5% of covered employment, average pay $76,734/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 44,280
- Median household income
- $58,851
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 8%.
Henderson County has a population of 44,280, with a median age of 40.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.5%; Black residents 8.1%. Independently, 3.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,182; 20.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 27% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 26.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Henderson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.0% in 2024, 61.5% in 2020, 61.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% 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, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (1,925 individuals).