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Jury Pool Profile

Henderson County, Tennessee

Republican +68 (2024)
Population
27,906
Median household income
$53,471
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 24,498 87.8%
  • Black or African American alone 2,125 7.6%
  • Asian alone 35 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 31 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 250 0.9%
  • Two or more races 967 3.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 793 2.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.3

  • Under 18 6,344 22.7%
  • 18–24 2,141 7.7%
  • 25–44 6,696 24.0%
  • 45–64 7,607 27.3%
  • 65 and over 5,118 18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
+0.67 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.1B
0.19% of state
Avg. annual pay
$47,219
Establishments
614

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,442 29.0%
  • Education & health services 1,977 23.5%
  • Manufacturing 1,649 19.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 700 8.3%
  • Public administration 490 5.8%
  • Financial activities 396 4.7%
  • Construction 351 4.2%
  • Professional & business services 263 3.1%
  • Other services 122 1.4%
  • Information 26 0.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 11 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
71.5%
Median gross rent
$812
Owner-occupied
7,814
Renter-occupied
3,114

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,047 votes cast

  • Republican 10,083 83.7%
  • Democratic 1,902 15.8%
  • Other / third-party 62 0.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 223 0.8%
  • Chinese 35 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 34 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 22 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 18 0.1%
  • German 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
10,928
Family households
7,019
64.2% of households
Married w/ children
5,117
Single-mother households
486
Veterans
1,556
7.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 12,144 43.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,185 4.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 272 1.0%
  • Black Protestant 76 0.3%
  • Catholic 70 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.3%
With a disability
17.7%
Bachelor's or higher
14.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
26th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
4 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Henderson, Jackson, Lexington

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
10
46.38 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
8

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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