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Jury Pool Profile

Macon County, North Carolina

Republican +38 (2024)
Population
37,533
Median household income
$53,298
Unemployment
3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 33,271 88.6%
  • Black or African American alone 446 1.2%
  • Asian alone 348 0.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 108 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 1,840 4.9%
  • Two or more races 1,520 4.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,634 9.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.1

  • Under 18 6,777 18.1%
  • 18–24 2,542 6.8%
  • 25–44 7,386 19.7%
  • 45–64 9,996 26.6%
  • 65 and over 10,832 28.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.6%
-0.24 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.1B
0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,461
Establishments
1,457

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,642 21.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,398 19.4%
  • Education & health services 2,254 18.3%
  • Professional & business services 1,457 11.8%
  • Construction 1,064 8.6%
  • Public administration 917 7.4%
  • Other services 520 4.2%
  • Financial activities 510 4.1%
  • Manufacturing 399 3.2%
  • Information 122 1.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 49 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.3%
Median gross rent
$791
Owner-occupied
13,811
Renter-occupied
4,279

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 21,846 votes cast

  • Republican 14,981 68.6%
  • Democratic 6,675 30.6%
  • Other / third-party 190 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,556 7.1%
  • Slavic languages 127 0.4%
  • German 110 0.3%
  • Chinese 104 0.3%
  • Vietnamese 58 0.2%
  • Other 29 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 25 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 18 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 7 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
18,090
Family households
11,238
62.1% of households
Married w/ children
9,014
Single-mother households
795
Veterans
2,994
9.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

55.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 13,906 37.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 3,553 9.6%
  • Catholic 2,126 5.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 867 2.3%
  • Black Protestant 150 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
85.6%
With a disability
16.1%
Bachelor's or higher
24.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

North Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
13.01 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Macon County, North Carolina to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.