Jury Pool Profile
Calhoun County, West Virginia
- County seat
- Grantsville
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,978
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,048.
At a glance
Calhoun County is a 5,978-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $47,867, $12,795 below the WV state median of $60,662; 10.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 41.3% of covered employment, average pay $53,489/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.21%, above the 4.44% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,048
- Median household income
- $43,980
- Unemployment
- 7.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 0%.
Calhoun County has a population of 6,048, with a median age of 48.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.8%; Black residents 0.1%.
The median household earns $47,867; 10.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 41% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is at least 5.1% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 41.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.21%, above the West Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Calhoun County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.4% in 2024, 79.6% in 2020, 77.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 0.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 9.0% of the adult civilian population (442 individuals).