Jury Pool Profile
Kennebec County, Maine
- County seat
- Augusta
- Judicial district
- Kennebec County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 129,067
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 126,808.
At a glance
Kennebec County is a 129,067-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,048, $2,324 below the ME state median of $76,372; 31.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly French, Haitian, or Cajun and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.7% of covered employment, average pay $67,044/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.1%, below the 3.21% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 126,808
- Median household income
- $69,077
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Kennebec County has a population of 126,808, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.4%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,048; 31.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 29.7%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.1%, below the Maine state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Kennebec County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 48.6% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 48.1% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (9,769 individuals).