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Marshall County, Tennessee

Republican +56.6 (2024)
County seat
Lewisburg
Judicial district
17th Judicial District Circuit Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
38,071
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 36,049.

At a glance

Marshall County is a 38,071-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,893; 23.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 29.9% of covered employment, average pay $68,977/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.24%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 78% of the vote across the three.

Population
36,049
Median household income
$71,049
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 4%.

Marshall County has a population of 36,049, with a median age of 39.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.1%; Black residents 3.7%. Independently, 7.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $72,893; 23.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.0% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 29,921 83.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,542 7.1%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,347 3.7%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 250 0.7%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,664 4.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 30 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 295 0.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 39.5

  • Under 18 8,442 23.4%
  • 18–24 2,994 8.3%
  • 25–44 9,354 25.9%
  • 45–64 9,169 25.4%
  • 65 and over 6,090 16.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$72,893
90% interval $65,293–$80,493
+$886 vs TN · 19th of 95
Below poverty line
9.0%
90% interval 6.9%–11.1%
−4.3 pp vs TN · 89th of 95

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Manufacturing anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 30% of covered jobs.

Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 29.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.24%, above the Tennessee state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
+0.69 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.6B
0.29% of state
Avg. annual pay
$55,533
Establishments
712

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 2,944 29.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,963 19.9%
  • Education & health services 1,674 17.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 766 7.8%
  • Public administration 680 6.9%
  • Construction 677 6.9%
  • Professional & business services 432 4.4%
  • Financial activities 260 2.6%
  • Other services 168 1.7%
  • Information 154 1.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 130 1.3%
  • Unclassified 4 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
76.8%
+9.9 pp vs TN · 42nd of 95
Median gross rent
$946
−$243 vs TN · 23rd of 95
Owner-occupied
10,463
Renter-occupied
3,159

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 67% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Information, $79,518/yr) pays 3.7× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,640/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 14 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Marshall County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.8% in 2024, 74.2% in 2020, 71.6% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,962 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201671.6%25.0%
202074.2%24.2%
202477.8%21.2%
  • Republican 12,426 77.8%
  • Democratic 3,390 21.2%
  • Other / third-party 146 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

7.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (2,064 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

92.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,057 6.0%
  • German or other West Germanic 137 0.4%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 108 0.3%
  • Vietnamese 73 0.2%
  • Korean 22 0.1%
  • Tagalog 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
13,622
Family households
9,463
69.5% of households
Married couples w/ children
2,793
29.5% of families
Single-mother families
1,015
10.7% of families
Veterans
2,064
7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

48.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 12,603 36.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,877 5.5%
  • Black Protestant 754 2.2%
  • Catholic 751 2.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 741 2.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.6%
±1.6 pp
Uninsured
10.4%
±1.6 pp
37th of 95
With a disability
13.1%
±1.7 pp
84th of 95
Bachelor's or higher
23.1%
±2.6 pp
−8.0 pp vs TN · 23rd of 95
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
11.0%
90% interval 9.8%–12.2% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
17th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
2 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Fayetteville, Lewisburg, Lynchburg, Shelbyville

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Marshall totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 10 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
10
36.22 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
9

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Marshall 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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