Jury Pool Profile
Morgan County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Wartburg
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,160
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,361.
At a glance
Morgan County is a 22,160-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,822, $11,185 below the TN state median of $72,007; 13.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.3% of covered employment, average pay $46,087/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.96%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 87% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 21,361
- Median household income
- $65,954
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 4%.
Morgan County has a population of 21,361, with a median age of 42.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.7%; Black residents 4.4%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,822; 13.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 831 jobs; Public administration, 772, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.3% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 24.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.96%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Morgan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.8% in 2024, 84.2% in 2020, 81.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Arabic. Veterans account for 8.7% of the adult civilian population (1,505 individuals).