Jury Pool Profile
Monroe County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Madisonville
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 49,730
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 47,695.
At a glance
Monroe County is a 49,730-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,682, $9,325 below the TN state median of $72,007; 17.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 36.6% of covered employment, average pay $64,504/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.83%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 47,695
- Median household income
- $56,895
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 2%.
Monroe County has a population of 47,695, with a median age of 45.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.0%; Black residents 2.0%. Independently, 4.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,682; 17.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 37% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 36.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.83%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Monroe County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.0% in 2024, 80.7% in 2020, 78.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.4% 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 7.9% of the adult civilian population (2,988 individuals).