Jury Pool Profile
Jackson County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Gainesboro
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,466
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,029.
At a glance
Jackson County is a 12,466-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,877, $17,130 below the TN state median of $72,007; 15.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.7% of covered employment, average pay $45,082/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.96%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,029
- Median household income
- $47,951
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Jackson County has a population of 12,029, with a median age of 46.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.9%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,877; 15.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.3% 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 24% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.7% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.96%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jackson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.8% in 2024, 77.4% in 2020, 72.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (747 individuals).