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Jury Pool Profile

Johnson County, Tennessee

Republican +69 (2024)
Population
18,073
Median household income
$52,152
Unemployment
5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 16,097 89.1%
  • Black or African American alone 677 3.7%
  • Asian alone 34 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 107 0.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 159 0.9%
  • Two or more races 999 5.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 541 3.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46.4

  • Under 18 3,032 16.8%
  • 18–24 1,260 7.0%
  • 25–44 4,309 23.8%
  • 45–64 5,260 29.1%
  • 65 and over 4,212 23.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.2%
+1.66 pp vs. state
County GDP
$596.0M
0.11% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,592
Establishments
378

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,196 28.0%
  • Education & health services 768 18.0%
  • Manufacturing 722 16.9%
  • Public administration 605 14.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 378 8.8%
  • Construction 244 5.7%
  • Financial activities 149 3.5%
  • Professional & business services 106 2.5%
  • Other services 74 1.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 18 0.4%
  • Information 13 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.6%
Median gross rent
$639
Owner-occupied
5,637
Renter-occupied
1,535

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,102 votes cast

  • Republican 6,829 84.3%
  • Democratic 1,212 15.0%
  • Other / third-party 61 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 593 3.4%
  • German 86 0.5%
  • Tagalog 43 0.2%
  • Korean 6 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 5 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,172
Family households
4,791
66.8% of households
Married w/ children
3,423
Single-mother households
406
Veterans
1,357
9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 8,588 47.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 599 3.3%
  • Catholic 150 0.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
87.5%
With a disability
19.7%
Bachelor's or higher
15.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
1st Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Elizabethton, Erwin, Jonesborough, Mountain City

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
26.59 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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