Jury Pool Profile
Mercer County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Harrodsburg
- Judicial district
- 50th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 23,733
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 23,028.
At a glance
Mercer County is a 23,733-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,889, $3,408 above the KY state median of $64,481; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 29.3% of covered employment, average pay $92,615/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 23,028
- Median household income
- $64,824
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 3%.
Mercer County has a population of 23,028, with a median age of 42.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.3%; Black residents 3.2%. Independently, 3.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,889; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 29% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 29.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, 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.
Mercer County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.5% in 2024, 72.5% in 2020, 73.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (1,311 individuals).