Jury Pool Profile
King County, Washington
- County seat
- Seattle
- Judicial district
- 1st Superior Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,344,939
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,287,171.
At a glance
King County is a 2,344,939-person venue. The county population is 55% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $121,984, $22,675 above the WA state median of $99,309; 56.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 31.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 21.2% of covered employment, average pay $192,818/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.01%, above the 4.99% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,287,171
- Median household income
- $124,746
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 55% / 7%.
King County has a population of 2,287,171, with a median age of 37.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 54.7%; Black residents 6.6%. Independently, 11.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $121,984; 56.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 20.5%.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 21.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.01%, above the Washington state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
King County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.1% in 2024, 75.0% in 2020, 72.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 31.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
31.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 4.5% of the adult civilian population (82,668 individuals).