Jury Pool Profile
Warren County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Bowling Green
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 149,375
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 140,918.
At a glance
Warren County is a 149,375-person venue. The county population is 76% White and 9% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,824, $3,343 above the KY state median of $64,481; 32.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (3.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.9% of covered employment, average pay $50,460/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.09%, below the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 140,918
- Median household income
- $65,794
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 76% / 9%.
Warren County has a population of 140,918, with a median age of 33.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 75.7%; Black residents 9.2%. Independently, 7.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,824; 32.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.3% 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 16,970, Trade, transportation & utilities about 14,320.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 19.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 16.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.09%, below the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Warren County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.3% in 2024, 57.4% in 2020, 59.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 15.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Arabic. Veterans account for 6.1% of the adult civilian population (6,579 individuals).