Jury Pool Profile
Marshall County, Mississippi
- County seat
- Holly Springs
- Judicial district
- 3rd Circuit Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 34,654
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 33,979.
At a glance
Marshall County is a 34,654-person venue. The county population is 47% White and 43% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,244, $5,057 below the MS state median of $59,301; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 45.5% of covered employment, average pay $49,444/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.36%, above the 3.72% 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
- 33,979
- Median household income
- $53,458
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 47%; Black: 43%.
Marshall County has a population of 33,979, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 47.4%; Black residents 42.9%. Independently, 5.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,244; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Trade, transportation & utilities (45.5%).
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 45.5% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 14.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.36%, above the Mississippi state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Marshall County was carried by the Republican candidate with 53.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.9% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 54.0% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.2% of the adult civilian population (1,401 individuals).