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Montgomery County, Tennessee

Republican +18.5 (2024)
County seat
Clarksville
Judicial district
19th Judicial District Circuit Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
249,935
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 234,153.

At a glance

Montgomery County is a 249,935-person venue. The county population is 63% White and 20% Black (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $78,956, $6,949 above the TN state median of $72,007; 31.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.6% of covered employment, average pay $57,054/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.78%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 58% of the vote across the three.

Population
234,153
Median household income
$75,613
Unemployment
3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 20%.

Montgomery County has a population of 234,153, with a median age of 31.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.7%; Black residents 19.5%. Independently, 11.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $78,956; 31.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.2% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 138,855 59.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 26,629 11.4%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 44,843 19.2%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 5,974 2.6%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 15,807 6.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 336 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 655 0.3%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 1,054 0.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 31.9

  • Under 18 62,685 26.8%
  • 18–24 24,369 10.4%
  • 25–44 76,643 32.7%
  • 45–64 47,028 20.1%
  • 65 and over 23,428 10.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$78,956
90% interval $74,461–$83,451
+$6,949 vs TN · 11th of 95
Below poverty line
10.2%
90% interval 8.4%–12.0%
−3.1 pp vs TN · 82nd of 95

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Led by healthcare & education and trade & transportation

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 17,526 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 14,618, is within 20% of it.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.78%, above the Tennessee state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.8%
+0.23 pp vs. state
County GDP
$9.4B
1.68% of state
Avg. annual pay
$55,284
Establishments
4,497

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 17,526 26.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 14,618 22.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 9,254 14.1%
  • Manufacturing 7,387 11.2%
  • Professional & business services 5,010 7.6%
  • Public administration 3,224 4.9%
  • Construction 3,088 4.7%
  • Financial activities 2,430 3.7%
  • Information 1,420 2.2%
  • Other services 1,415 2.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 448 0.7%
  • Unclassified 42 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
61.9%
−5.0 pp vs TN · 90th of 95
Median gross rent
$1,308
+$119 vs TN · 7th of 95
Owner-occupied
54,302
Renter-occupied
33,457

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Wide wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Information, $111,142/yr) pays 4.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $22,811/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 15 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 Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Montgomery County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.5% in 2024, 55.0% in 2020, 56.4% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 81,755 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201656.4%37.9%
202055.0%42.3%
202458.5%40.0%
  • Republican 47,795 58.5%
  • Democratic 32,736 40.0%
  • Other / third-party 1,224 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, linguistically diverse

Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

10.2% 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 19.0% of the adult civilian population (30,166 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

89.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 12,608 5.8%
  • German or other West Germanic 1,374 0.6%
  • Korean 1,084 0.5%
  • Tagalog 992 0.5%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 739 0.3%
  • Arabic 563 0.3%
  • Chinese 525 0.2%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 441 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 108 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
87,759
Family households
61,083
69.6% of households
Married couples w/ children
20,280
33.2% of families
Single-mother families
6,937
11.4% of families
Veterans
30,166
19% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

47.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 74,190 33.7%
  • Catholic 10,360 4.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 7,992 3.6%
  • Black Protestant 6,436 2.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5,287 2.4%
  • Orthodox 210 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.9%
±0.6 pp
Uninsured
9.1%
±0.6 pp
60th of 95
With a disability
14.9%
±0.8 pp
77th of 95
Bachelor's or higher
31.1%
±1.4 pp
+0.0 pp vs TN · 10th of 95
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
8.6%
90% interval 7.8%–9.4% · 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
19th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Clarksville, Springfield

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Montgomery totals, 2024

Traffic fatalities
26
15.16 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
24

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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