Jury Pool Profile
Metcalfe County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Edmonton
- Judicial district
- 43rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,583
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,425.
At a glance
Metcalfe County is a 10,583-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $51,715, $12,766 below the KY state median of $64,481; 13.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.3% of covered employment, average pay $39,492/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.32%, below the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,425
- Median household income
- $51,473
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 3%.
Metcalfe County has a population of 10,425, with a median age of 42.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.0%; Black residents 2.5%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,715; 13.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 24% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.3% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 22.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.32%, below the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Metcalfe County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.9% in 2024, 79.0% in 2020, 75.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.0% of the adult civilian population (397 individuals).