Jury Pool Profile
Gates County, North Carolina
- County seat
- Gatesville
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,234
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,376.
At a glance
Gates County is a 10,234-person venue. The county population is 63% White and 31% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,522, $5,533 below the NC state median of $74,055; 10.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.0% of covered employment, average pay $43,425/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.52%, below the 3.75% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,376
- Median household income
- $66,333
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 31%.
Gates County has a population of 10,376, with a median age of 47.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.3%; Black residents 31.0%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,522; 10.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.3% 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 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.52%, below the North Carolina state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Gates County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.4% in 2024, 56.4% in 2020, 53.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.2% 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 10.8% of the adult civilian population (900 individuals).