Jury Pool Profile
Calhoun County, Mississippi
- County seat
- Pittsboro
- Judicial district
- 3rd Circuit Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,643
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,922.
At a glance
Calhoun County is a 12,643-person venue. The county population is 64% White and 27% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $46,890, $12,411 below the MS state median of $59,301; 12.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Arabic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.3% of covered employment, average pay $42,281/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.33%, below the 3.72% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,922
- Median household income
- $43,125
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 27%.
Calhoun County has a population of 12,922, with a median age of 42.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.7%; Black residents 26.6%. Independently, 6.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $46,890; 12.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 10.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.33%, below the Mississippi state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Calhoun County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.6% in 2024, 70.1% in 2020, 68.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic. Veterans account for 4.9% of the adult civilian population (488 individuals).