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Jury Pool Profile

Clay County, Tennessee

Republican +67 (2024)
Population
7,621
Median household income
$44,712
Unemployment
4.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 7,199 94.5%
  • Black or African American alone 72 0.9%
  • Asian alone 73 1.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 17 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 130 1.7%
  • Two or more races 130 1.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 154 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 48.8

  • Under 18 1,500 19.7%
  • 18–24 543 7.1%
  • 25–44 1,465 19.2%
  • 45–64 2,206 28.9%
  • 65 and over 1,907 25.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.6%
+1.09 pp vs. state
County GDP
$329.9M
0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay
$38,261
Establishments
162

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 297 21.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 271 19.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 237 17.1%
  • Manufacturing 223 16.1%
  • Public administration 162 11.7%
  • Professional & business services 79 5.7%
  • Financial activities 38 2.7%
  • Construction 32 2.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.6%
Median gross rent
$546
Owner-occupied
2,483
Renter-occupied
718

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,760 votes cast

  • Republican 3,117 82.9%
  • Democratic 614 16.3%
  • Other / third-party 29 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 187 2.6%
  • Tagalog 81 1.1%
  • Slavic languages 20 0.3%
  • Chinese 2 0.0%
  • Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,201
Family households
2,079
64.9% of households
Married w/ children
1,614
Single-mother households
118
Veterans
472
7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

45.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,070 40.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 285 3.8%
  • Catholic 75 1.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.8%
With a disability
23.1%
Bachelor's or higher
12.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
13th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
4 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Byrdstown, Celina, Cookeville, Crossville, Livingston, Smithville, Sparta

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
16.34 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Clay County, Tennessee 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.