Jury Pool Profile
Dickson County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Charlotte
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 58,662
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 55,983.
At a glance
Dickson County is a 58,662-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,713, $3,706 above the TN state median of $72,007; 22.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.8% of covered employment, average pay $54,631/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.84%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 55,983
- Median household income
- $75,003
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 4%.
Dickson County has a population of 55,983, with a median age of 39.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.5%; Black residents 3.7%. Independently, 5.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,713; 22.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.84%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Dickson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.4% in 2024, 72.5% in 2020, 71.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 8.9% of the adult civilian population (3,837 individuals).