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Jury Pool Profile

Dickson County, Tennessee

Republican +52 (2024)
Population
55,197
Median household income
$73,223
Unemployment
3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 49,604 89.9%
  • Black or African American alone 2,191 4.0%
  • Asian alone 51 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 97 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 689 1.2%
  • Two or more races 2,565 4.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,688 4.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39

  • Under 18 12,567 22.8%
  • 18–24 4,071 7.4%
  • 25–44 14,788 26.8%
  • 45–64 14,589 26.4%
  • 65 and over 9,182 16.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.0%
-0.54 pp vs. state
County GDP
$3.0B
0.53% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,716
Establishments
1,422

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 4,417 23.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,765 20.0%
  • Manufacturing 3,461 18.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,029 10.8%
  • Professional & business services 1,447 7.7%
  • Construction 1,299 6.9%
  • Public administration 1,043 5.5%
  • Financial activities 695 3.7%
  • Other services 485 2.6%
  • Information 175 0.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 47 0.2%
  • Unclassified 8 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
80.3%
Median gross rent
$972
Owner-occupied
16,933
Renter-occupied
4,159

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 25,204 votes cast

  • Republican 19,002 75.4%
  • Democratic 5,913 23.5%
  • Other / third-party 289 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,061 2.0%
  • German 125 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 49 0.1%
  • Arabic 35 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 29 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 21 0.0%
  • Other 10 0.0%
  • Chinese 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
21,092
Family households
14,703
69.7% of households
Married w/ children
11,040
Single-mother households
1,169
Veterans
3,590
8.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 20,736 38.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,934 3.6%
  • Catholic 1,200 2.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 818 1.5%
  • Black Protestant 786 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.4%
With a disability
18.1%
Bachelor's or higher
21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
23rd Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
2 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Ashland City, Charlotte, Dover, Erin, Waverly

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
12
28.15 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
11

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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