Jury Pool Profile
Webster County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Dixon
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,929
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,842.
At a glance
Webster County is a 12,929-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,750, $3,731 below the KY state median of $64,481; 12.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 18.4% of covered employment, average pay $53,277/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.46%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,842
- Median household income
- $59,628
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 4%.
Webster County has a population of 12,842, with a median age of 39.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.3%; Black residents 4.1%. Independently, 7.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,750; 12.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 18.4% of covered employment, followed by Construction at 17.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.46%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Webster County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.1% in 2024, 75.2% in 2020, 75.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.2% 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 5.4% of the adult civilian population (527 individuals).