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Jury Pool Profile

Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Republican +37 (2024)
Population
24,933
Median household income
$49,205
Unemployment
5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 14,891 59.7%
  • Black or African American alone 8,461 33.9%
  • Asian alone 178 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 84 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 272 1.1%
  • Two or more races 1,047 4.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 652 2.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.4

  • Under 18 5,481 22.0%
  • 18–24 2,501 10.0%
  • 25–44 6,555 26.3%
  • 45–64 6,338 25.4%
  • 65 and over 4,058 16.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.0%
+1.5 pp vs. state
County GDP
$954.1M
0.17% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,715
Establishments
377

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,622 25.7%
  • Education & health services 1,353 21.4%
  • Manufacturing 1,152 18.3%
  • Public administration 1,001 15.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 428 6.8%
  • Financial activities 243 3.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 185 2.9%
  • Construction 141 2.2%
  • Professional & business services 96 1.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
62.5%
Median gross rent
$729
Owner-occupied
5,759
Renter-occupied
3,455

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,266 votes cast

  • Republican 5,633 68.1%
  • Democratic 2,571 31.1%
  • Other / third-party 62 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 437 1.9%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 63 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 50 0.2%
  • Chinese 19 0.1%
  • Arabic 10 0.0%
  • German 7 0.0%
  • Tagalog 6 0.0%
  • Other 4 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,214
Family households
6,108
66.3% of households
Married w/ children
3,782
Single-mother households
937
Veterans
1,095
5.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

50.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 9,324 37.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,855 7.4%
  • Black Protestant 1,298 5.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 186 0.7%
  • Catholic 23 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.0%
With a disability
22.7%
Bachelor's or higher
10.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
25th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Bolivar, Covington, Ripley, Selmer, Somerville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
30.85 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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