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Jury Pool Profile

DeKalb County, Tennessee

Republican +63 (2024)
Population
20,551
Median household income
$48,484
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 18,246 88.8%
  • Black or African American alone 377 1.8%
  • Asian alone 167 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 89 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 886 4.3%
  • Two or more races 786 3.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,551 7.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.2

  • Under 18 4,496 21.9%
  • 18–24 1,519 7.4%
  • 25–44 4,986 24.3%
  • 45–64 5,685 27.7%
  • 65 and over 3,865 18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
+0.58 pp vs. state
County GDP
$882.9M
0.16% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,873
Establishments
467

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 1,917 35.6%
  • Education & health services 892 16.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 871 16.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 554 10.3%
  • Public administration 345 6.4%
  • Construction 176 3.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 171 3.2%
  • Financial activities 167 3.1%
  • Professional & business services 160 3.0%
  • Information 89 1.7%
  • Other services 43 0.8%
  • Unclassified 2 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
68.9%
Median gross rent
$773
Owner-occupied
5,850
Renter-occupied
2,645

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,396 votes cast

  • Republican 7,599 80.9%
  • Democratic 1,706 18.2%
  • Other / third-party 91 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 856 4.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 65 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 39 0.2%
  • Tagalog 12 0.1%
  • Arabic 11 0.1%
  • German 3 0.0%
  • Chinese 1 0.0%
  • Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,495
Family households
5,510
64.9% of households
Married w/ children
4,215
Single-mother households
395
Veterans
1,277
8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

42.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 6,554 32.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,048 5.2%
  • Catholic 335 1.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 299 1.5%
  • Black Protestant 292 1.5%
  • Orthodox 60 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.6%
With a disability
21.6%
Bachelor's or higher
20.0%

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
2
12.46 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for DeKalb 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.