Jury Pool Profile
Hyde County, North Carolina
- County seat
- Swan Quarter
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,554
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,592.
At a glance
Hyde County is a 4,554-person venue. The county population is 58% White and 25% Black (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $53,386, $20,669 below the NC state median of $74,055; 14.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 20.4% of covered employment, average pay $54,452/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.29%, above the 3.75% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 61% of the vote across the three. At least 12% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes; the ACS survey and the 2020 census disagree on how many, and this is the lower of the two, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 4,592
- Median household income
- $53,713
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 58% / 25%.
Hyde County has a population of 4,592, with a median age of 47.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 57.7%; Black residents 24.6%. Independently, 10.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,386; 14.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Public administration, 347 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 332, is within 20% of it.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 20.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.29%, above the North Carolina state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hyde County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.6% in 2024, 56.9% in 2020, 56.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (211 individuals).