Jury Pool Profile
Powell County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Stanton
- Judicial district
- 39th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,812
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,038.
At a glance
Powell County is a 12,812-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,993, $13,488 below the KY state median of $64,481; 13.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.8% of covered employment, average pay $39,471/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.63%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,038
- Median household income
- $40,309
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 2%.
Powell County has a population of 13,038, with a median age of 39.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.7%; Black residents 2.0%. Independently, 1.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,993; 13.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Education & health services about 690, Trade, transportation & utilities about 620.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 19.8% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 14.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.63%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Powell County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.3% in 2024, 73.4% in 2020, 70.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Korean. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (576 individuals).