Jury Pool Profile
Fayette County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Somerville
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 45,071
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 43,267.
At a glance
Fayette County is a 45,071-person venue. The county population is 66% White and 25% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $90,590, $18,583 above the TN state median of $72,007; 27.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.4% of covered employment, average pay $57,899/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 43,267
- Median household income
- $88,456
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 66% / 25%.
Fayette County has a population of 43,267, with a median age of 47.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 65.9%; Black residents 25.1%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $90,590; 27.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 24% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.4% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 17.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Fayette County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.7% in 2024, 68.3% in 2020, 67.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic. Veterans account for 9.2% of the adult civilian population (3,269 individuals).