Jury Pool Profile
Houston County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Erin
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,479
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,353.
At a glance
Houston County is an 8,479-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,114, $11,893 below the TN state median of $72,007; 13.6% 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 employment sector is Education & health services, at 41.5% of covered employment, average pay $49,657/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,353
- Median household income
- $59,576
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 3%.
Houston County has a population of 8,353, with a median age of 43.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.2%; Black residents 2.6%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,114; 13.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 42% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 41.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Houston County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.5% in 2024, 73.7% in 2020, 68.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% 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, Korean. Veterans account for 10.0% of the adult civilian population (659 individuals).