Jury Pool Profile
Charles County, Maryland
- County seat
- La Plata
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 176,593
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 170,527.
At a glance
Charles County is a 176,593-person venue. The county population is 33% White and 49% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $125,985, $23,150 above the MD state median of $102,835; 33.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.5% of covered employment, average pay $56,563/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.68%, above the 4.3% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 170,527
- Median household income
- $122,816
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 33%; Black: 49%.
Charles County has a population of 170,527, with a median age of 38.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 33.4%; Black residents 49.3%. Independently, 7.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $125,985; 33.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 11,546 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 10,311, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.68%, above the Maryland state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Charles County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.2% in 2024, 69.5% in 2020, 63.6% 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'). 10.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 13.0% of the adult civilian population (16,648 individuals).