Jury Pool Profile
Lyon County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Eddyville
- Judicial district
- 56th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,123
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,900.
At a glance
Lyon County is a 9,123-person venue. The county population is 88% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,019, $2,538 above the KY state median of $64,481; 16.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 20.3% of covered employment, average pay $44,911/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.75%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 76% of the vote across the three. 18% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,575 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 8,900
- Median household income
- $65,066
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 7%.
Lyon County has a population of 8,900, with a median age of 47.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.3%; Black residents 6.8%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,019; 16.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS withholds the sectors of about 500 state and local government jobs here. Counted as schools and hospitals, Education & health services is the largest sector; counted as prisons and public administration, Public administration is.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 20.3% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 18.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.75%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lyon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.1% in 2024, 73.3% in 2020, 70.4% 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'). 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 10.9% of the adult civilian population (835 individuals).