Jury Pool Profile
Marion County, South Carolina
- County seat
- Marion
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 28,242
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 28,664.
At a glance
Marion County is a 28,242-person venue. The county population is 39% White and 55% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,214, $28,293 below the SC state median of $72,507; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 22.0% of covered employment, average pay $41,837/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.71%, above the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 28,664
- Median household income
- $36,301
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 55%.
Marion County has a population of 28,664, with a median age of 42.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 39.2%; Black residents 54.9%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $44,214; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 30.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 22.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.71%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Marion County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 54.6% in 2024, 60.3% in 2020, 59.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 53% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (1,451 individuals).