Jury Pool Profile
Whitley County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Williamsburg
- Judicial district
- 34th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 37,297
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 36,920.
At a glance
Whitley County is a 37,297-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $48,936, $15,545 below the KY state median of $64,481; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 43.1% of covered employment, average pay $54,073/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.56%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 36,920
- Median household income
- $44,615
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Whitley County has a population of 36,920, with a median age of 35.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.4%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $48,936; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 43% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 43.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.56%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Whitley County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.2% in 2024, 81.8% in 2020, 82.2% 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'). 0.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.9% 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 4.1% of the adult civilian population (1,124 individuals).