Jury Pool Profile

Calhoun County, South Carolina

Republican +14 (2024)

Population: 14,150
Median household income: $56,690
Unemployment: 4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 7,813 55.2%
Black or African American alone 5,463 38.6%
Asian alone 26 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 50 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 63 0.4%
Some other race alone 367 2.6%
Two or more races 368 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 539 3.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.4

Under 18 2,652 18.7%
18–24 908 6.4%
25–44 3,022 21.4%
45–64 4,151 29.3%
65 and over 3,417 24.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.8%; +0.25 pp vs. state
County GDP: $910.9M; 0.26% of state
Avg. annual pay: $60,842
Establishments: 287

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 1,525 33.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 842 18.5%
Education & health services 489 10.7%
Construction 457 10.0%
Professional & business services 266 5.8%
Natural resources & mining 223 4.9%
Leisure & hospitality 96 2.1%
Other services 67 1.5%
Financial activities 50 1.1%
Information 28 0.6%
Public administration 6 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 83.7%
Median gross rent: $994
Owner-occupied: 5,127
Renter-occupied: 997

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,914 votes cast

Republican 4,474 56.5%
Democratic 3,339 42.2%
Other / third-party 101 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 452 3.4%
Korean 56 0.4%
Other Indo-European 21 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 12 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 10 0.1%
German 7 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 6,124
Family households: 3,916; 63.9% of households
Married w/ children: 2,856
Single-mother households: 311
Veterans: 1,064; 9.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

38.5% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,755 12.4%
Black Protestant 1,720 12.2%
Evangelical Protestant 1,595 11.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 365 2.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.1%
With a disability: 17.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 1st Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 3 (At-large Circuit Court judges elected to this circuit; vintage 2026 sccourts.org)
Court seats: Orangeburg, St. George, St. Matthews

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 7; 60.88 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 7

NHTSA FARS 2023