Jury Pool Profile
Marion County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Jasper
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 29,804
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 29,250.
At a glance
Marion County is a 29,804-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,375, $7,632 below the TN state median of $72,007; 17.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 26.9% of covered employment, average pay $72,453/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 29,250
- Median household income
- $61,824
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 3%.
Marion County has a population of 29,250, with a median age of 43.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.8%; Black residents 3.0%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,375; 17.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 2,246 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 2,000, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 26.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Marion County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.4% in 2024, 74.8% in 2020, 70.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 9.1% of the adult civilian population (2,121 individuals).