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Jury Pool Profile

Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Republican +65 (2024)
Population
10,372
Median household income
$48,572
Unemployment
4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 9,761 94.1%
  • Black or African American alone 229 2.2%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 14 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 145 1.4%
  • Two or more races 223 2.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 233 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.9

  • Under 18 2,458 23.7%
  • 18–24 712 6.9%
  • 25–44 2,407 23.2%
  • 45–64 2,839 27.4%
  • 65 and over 1,956 18.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.7%
+0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP
$254.0M
0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,358
Establishments
258

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 570 26.2%
  • Manufacturing 489 22.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 280 12.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 133 6.1%
  • Public administration 86 4.0%
  • Financial activities 62 2.9%
  • Professional & business services 60 2.8%
  • Other services 37 1.7%
  • Information 16 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.3%
Median gross rent
$549
Owner-occupied
3,195
Renter-occupied
1,050

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,124 votes cast

  • Republican 4,197 81.9%
  • Democratic 884 17.3%
  • Other / third-party 43 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 150 1.5%
  • German 39 0.4%
  • Other 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,245
Family households
2,867
67.5% of households
Married w/ children
2,237
Single-mother households
238
Veterans
491
6.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

65.6% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,510 53.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 586 5.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 495 4.8%
  • Black Protestant 100 1.0%
  • Catholic 60 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.3%
With a disability
21.4%
Bachelor's or higher
13.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
43rd Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
2 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction; civil amount-in-controversy > $5,000); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 kycourts.gov; shaded-bench counts per Wikipedia 'Kentucky Circuit Courts' judge-count map, with the three '6 or more' circuits (16th Kenton, 22nd Fayette, 30th Jefferson) hard-pinned to 6, 9, and 23 respectively per Wikipedia footnote 4. Mid-range single-county metro and exurban-cluster circuits are conservative midpoints; verify against KRS § 23A.040 before relying on exact counts.)
Court seats
Edmonton, Glasgow

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kentucky statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
12.64 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Metcalfe County, Kentucky to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.