Jury Pool Profile
Calhoun County, South Carolina
- County seat
- St. Matthews
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,188
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,182.
At a glance
Calhoun County is a 14,188-person venue. The county population is 55% White and 39% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,091, $11,416 below the SC state median of $72,507; 24.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 30.8% of covered employment, average pay $87,866/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.83%, above the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,182
- Median household income
- $58,682
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 55% / 39%.
Calhoun County has a population of 14,182, with a median age of 47.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.0%; Black residents 39.0%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,091; 24.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 31% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 30.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.83%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Calhoun County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.5% in 2024, 51.9% in 2020, 50.1% 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'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.6% of the adult civilian population (1,107 individuals).