Jury Pool Profile
Lincoln County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Stanford
- Judicial district
- 28th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,353
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,504.
At a glance
Lincoln County is a 25,353-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,345, $10,136 below the KY state median of $64,481; 15.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.8% 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 18.9% of covered employment, average pay $34,749/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.06%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 24,504
- Median household income
- $52,440
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 2%.
Lincoln County has a population of 24,504, with a median age of 40.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.4%; Black residents 2.0%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,345; 15.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.3% 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: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 18.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.06%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lincoln County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.1% in 2024, 77.8% in 2020, 76.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.7% of the adult civilian population (1,615 individuals).