Jury Pool Profile

McDowell County, West Virginia

Republican +60 (2024)

Population: 18,413
Median household income: $29,980
Unemployment: 9.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 16,254 88.3%
Black or African American alone 1,687 9.2%
Asian alone 19 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 31 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 5 0.0%
Two or more races 417 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 357 1.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.6

Under 18 3,418 18.6%
18–24 1,148 6.2%
25–44 4,914 26.7%
45–64 4,949 26.9%
65 and over 3,984 21.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 9.8%; +5.44 pp vs. state
County GDP: $727.8M; 0.68% of state
Avg. annual pay: $56,048
Establishments: 382

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,052 26.7%
Public administration 749 19.0%
Natural resources & mining 681 17.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 640 16.3%
Professional & business services 258 6.6%
Leisure & hospitality 153 3.9%
Financial activities 139 3.5%
Other services 77 2.0%
Construction 41 1.0%
Information 19 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 75.7%
Median gross rent: $686
Owner-occupied: 4,906
Renter-occupied: 1,578

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,425 votes cast

Republican 4,310 79.4%
Democratic 1,036 19.1%
Other / third-party 79 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 281 1.6%
Arabic 26 0.1%
German 23 0.1%
Other Indo-European 20 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 17 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 13 0.1%
Tagalog 12 0.1%
Slavic languages 9 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 6,484
Family households: 4,024; 62.1% of households
Married w/ children: 2,445
Single-mother households: 340
Veterans: 830; 5.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

22.0% overall adherence rate

Black Protestant 1,421 7.4%
Evangelical Protestant 1,403 7.3%
Mainline Protestant 712 3.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 361 1.9%
Catholic 290 1.5%
Orthodox 10 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.3%
With a disability: 27.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 5.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 12th 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: Welch

Court reference

Traffic safety context

West Virginia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 6.67 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023