Jury Pool Profile

Graham County, North Carolina

Republican +64 (2024)

Population: 8,041
Median household income: $49,038
Unemployment: 3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 6,854 85.2%
Black or African American alone 56 0.7%
Asian alone 90 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 719 8.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 163 2.0%
Two or more races 159 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 236 2.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.5

Under 18 1,479 18.4%
18–24 783 9.7%
25–44 1,712 21.3%
45–64 2,071 25.8%
65 and over 1,996 24.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.7%; -0.14 pp vs. state
County GDP: $329.9M; 0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,748
Establishments: 228

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Construction 421 20.9%
Education & health services 408 20.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 317 15.8%
Leisure & hospitality 316 15.7%
Public administration 275 13.7%
Professional & business services 105 5.2%
Financial activities 67 3.3%
Other services 30 1.5%
Information 18 0.9%
Unclassified 5 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 80.8%
Median gross rent: $581
Owner-occupied: 2,677
Renter-occupied: 635

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,769 votes cast

Republican 3,883 81.4%
Democratic 839 17.6%
Other / third-party 47 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 197 2.5%
Other 151 2.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 23 0.3%
German 14 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,312
Family households: 2,037; 61.5% of households
Married w/ children: 1,698
Single-mother households: 159
Veterans: 515; 7.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

37.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 2,357 29.4%
Catholic 293 3.6%
Mainline Protestant 263 3.3%
Black Protestant 120 1.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 86.3%
With a disability: 18.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 16.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 43rd Judicial District Superior Court
Court seats: Bryson City, Franklin, Hayesville, Murphy, Robbinsville, Sylva, Waynesville

Court reference

Traffic safety context

North Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 76.2 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023