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Jury Pool Profile

Macon County, Tennessee

Republican +74 (2024)
Population
25,793
Median household income
$56,269
Unemployment
3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 23,300 90.3%
  • Black or African American alone 216 0.8%
  • Asian alone 12 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 17 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 407 1.6%
  • Two or more races 1,841 7.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,751 6.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.3

  • Under 18 6,452 25.0%
  • 18–24 2,206 8.6%
  • 25–44 6,531 25.3%
  • 45–64 6,654 25.8%
  • 65 and over 3,950 15.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.0%
-0.51 pp vs. state
County GDP
$848.9M
0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,310
Establishments
427

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,416 25.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,061 19.4%
  • Manufacturing 953 17.4%
  • Public administration 414 7.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 393 7.2%
  • Financial activities 346 6.3%
  • Professional & business services 204 3.7%
  • Information 85 1.6%
  • Other services 81 1.5%
  • Construction 29 0.5%
  • Unclassified 6 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
71.8%
Median gross rent
$805
Owner-occupied
6,610
Renter-occupied
2,590

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,333 votes cast

  • Republican 8,958 86.7%
  • Democratic 1,277 12.4%
  • Other / third-party 98 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 926 3.8%
  • German 46 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,200
Family households
6,273
68.2% of households
Married w/ children
4,726
Single-mother households
336
Veterans
1,269
6.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

23.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 4,129 16.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 587 2.3%
  • Black Protestant 442 1.8%
  • Catholic 425 1.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 387 1.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.1%
With a disability
15.3%
Bachelor's or higher
11.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
15th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Carthage, Gainesboro, Hartsville, Lafayette, Lebanon

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
9
46.53 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
8

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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