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Jury Pool Profile

Saluda County, South Carolina

Republican +44 (2024)
Population
18,958
Median household income
$52,957
Unemployment
4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 11,205 59.1%
  • Black or African American alone 4,194 22.1%
  • Asian alone 52 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 185 1.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 4 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 908 4.8%
  • Two or more races 2,410 12.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,144 16.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43

  • Under 18 4,146 21.9%
  • 18–24 1,482 7.8%
  • 25–44 4,208 22.2%
  • 45–64 5,303 28.0%
  • 65 and over 3,819 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.0%
-0.6 pp vs. state
County GDP
$643.2M
0.18% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,825
Establishments
300

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 1,843 38.9%
  • Education & health services 940 19.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 468 9.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 408 8.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 253 5.3%
  • Public administration 236 5.0%
  • Construction 128 2.7%
  • Professional & business services 86 1.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.1%
Median gross rent
$814
Owner-occupied
5,862
Renter-occupied
1,645

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,014 votes cast

  • Republican 6,452 71.6%
  • Democratic 2,454 27.2%
  • Other / third-party 108 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

83.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,661 14.9%
  • Other Indo-European 176 1.0%
  • Tagalog 52 0.3%
  • German 44 0.2%
  • Other 37 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,507
Family households
5,568
74.2% of households
Married w/ children
4,119
Single-mother households
454
Veterans
978
6.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 4,830 25.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,230 11.8%
  • Black Protestant 1,108 5.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 689 3.7%
  • Catholic 528 2.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
83.9%
With a disability
16.6%
Bachelor's or higher
19.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
11th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (At-large Circuit Court judges elected to this circuit; vintage 2026 sccourts.org)
Court seats
Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Saluda

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

South Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
40.51 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Saluda County, South 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.