Jury Pool Profile
Grundy County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Altamont
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,116
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,819.
At a glance
Grundy County is a 14,116-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,568, $22,439 below the TN state median of $72,007; 14.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.8% of covered employment, average pay $36,469/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.22%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,819
- Median household income
- $47,593
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Grundy County has a population of 13,819, with a median age of 42.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.8%; Black residents 0.4%.
The median household earns $49,568; 14.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 19.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.22%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Grundy County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.3% in 2024, 82.0% in 2020, 76.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (668 individuals).