Jury Pool Profile
Graham County, North Carolina
- County seat
- Robbinsville
- Judicial district
- 43rd Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,190
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,072.
At a glance
Graham County is an 8,190-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $55,006, $19,049 below the NC state median of $74,055; 17.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most often one of the other and unspecified languages the Census does not break out (3.0%), then Spanish. The largest employment sector is Construction, at 22.8% of covered employment, average pay $69,359/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.73%, below the 3.75% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,072
- Median household income
- $49,684
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 0%.
Graham County has a population of 8,072, with a median age of 45.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.9%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,006; 17.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Construction, 445 jobs; Education & health services, 409, is within 20% of it.
Construction is the largest employment sector at 22.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.73%, below the North Carolina state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Graham County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.4% in 2024, 79.5% in 2020, 79.6% 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'). 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (464 individuals).