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Jury Pool Profile

Monroe County, Tennessee

Republican +67 (2024)
Population
47,054
Median household income
$56,648
Unemployment
3.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 41,881 89.0%
  • Black or African American alone 870 1.8%
  • Asian alone 202 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 145 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 734 1.6%
  • Two or more races 3,222 6.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,095 4.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.8

  • Under 18 9,720 20.7%
  • 18–24 3,254 6.9%
  • 25–44 10,648 22.6%
  • 45–64 13,190 28.0%
  • 65 and over 10,242 21.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.9%
+0.35 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.2B
0.4% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,323
Establishments
958

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 5,854 37.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,676 17.3%
  • Education & health services 2,419 15.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,686 10.9%
  • Professional & business services 1,077 7.0%
  • Public administration 767 5.0%
  • Financial activities 373 2.4%
  • Construction 300 1.9%
  • Other services 231 1.5%
  • Information 58 0.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 41 0.3%
  • Unclassified 3 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
72.2%
Median gross rent
$699
Owner-occupied
13,927
Renter-occupied
5,356

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 22,323 votes cast

  • Republican 18,526 83.0%
  • Democratic 3,608 16.2%
  • Other / third-party 189 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,420 3.2%
  • German 506 1.1%
  • Chinese 61 0.1%
  • Arabic 49 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 39 0.1%
  • Tagalog 36 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 31 0.1%
  • Other 19 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
19,283
Family households
13,100
67.9% of households
Married w/ children
9,888
Single-mother households
1,276
Veterans
2,901
7.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 24,080 52.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,779 3.8%
  • Catholic 998 2.2%
  • Black Protestant 528 1.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 295 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.1%
With a disability
21.9%
Bachelor's or higher
15.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
10th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Athens, Benton, Cleveland, Madisonville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
12
32.14 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
12

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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