Jury Pool Profile
Montgomery County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Mount Sterling
- Judicial district
- 21st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 28,822
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 28,395.
At a glance
Montgomery County is a 28,822-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,732, $2,749 below the KY state median of $64,481; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 27.5% of covered employment, average pay $60,046/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.87%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 28,395
- Median household income
- $56,396
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Montgomery County has a population of 28,395, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.7%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,732; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 27% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 27.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.87%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Montgomery County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.6% in 2024, 70.0% in 2020, 68.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (1,254 individuals).