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Jury Pool Profile

Boone County, West Virginia

Republican +57 (2024)
Population
21,312
Median household income
$56,152
Unemployment
5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 20,735 97.3%
  • Black or African American alone 91 0.4%
  • Asian alone 43 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 59 0.3%
  • Two or more races 384 1.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 97 0.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45

  • Under 18 4,404 20.7%
  • 18–24 1,608 7.5%
  • 25–44 4,636 21.8%
  • 45–64 6,058 28.4%
  • 65 and over 4,606 21.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.2%
+0.83 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.1B
1.02% of state
Avg. annual pay
$73,771
Establishments
420

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,808 38.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 884 18.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 790 16.6%
  • Public administration 314 6.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 243 5.1%
  • Professional & business services 241 5.1%
  • Other services 166 3.5%
  • Construction 105 2.2%
  • Manufacturing 65 1.4%
  • Information 7 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.1%
Median gross rent
$823
Owner-occupied
6,245
Renter-occupied
1,649

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,142 votes cast

  • Republican 6,314 77.5%
  • Democratic 1,641 20.2%
  • Other / third-party 187 2.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 115 0.6%
  • Chinese 25 0.1%
  • Korean 15 0.1%
  • German 13 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 6 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,894
Family households
5,410
68.5% of households
Married w/ children
4,158
Single-mother households
381
Veterans
1,207
7.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

23.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,391 11.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,898 8.7%
  • Black Protestant 728 3.3%
  • Catholic 108 0.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.5%
With a disability
24.4%
Bachelor's or higher
11.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
9th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
2 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courtswv.gov; cross-checked against W. Va. Code § 51-2-1a. Magistrate Courts (limited jurisdiction — misdemeanors, traffic, small civil up to $10K) are separately allocated one per county and not counted here. Family Court judges (domestic relations) also separate.)
Court seats
Hamlin, Madison

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

West Virginia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
41.4 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
7

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Boone County, West Virginia 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.