Jury Pool Profile
Lake County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Tiptonville
- Judicial district
- 29th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,249
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,579.
At a glance
Lake County is a 6,249-person venue. The county population is 65% White and 22% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $42,267, $29,740 below the TN state median of $72,007; 9.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 35.4% of covered employment, average pay $71,135/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 77% of the vote across the three. 33% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 2,144 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 6,579
- Median household income
- $28,814
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 65% / 22%.
Lake County has a population of 6,579, with a median age of 42.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 65.1%; Black residents 22.5%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $42,267; 9.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 31.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Public administration, about 35% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 35.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 26.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lake County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.0% in 2024, 73.4% in 2020, 68.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (328 individuals).