Jury Pool Profile
Obion County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Union City
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 30,067
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 30,453.
At a glance
Obion County is a 30,067-person venue. The county population is 80% White and 11% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,186, $13,821 below the TN state median of $72,007; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 27.2% of covered employment, average pay $57,674/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.47%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 30,453
- Median household income
- $54,613
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 11%.
Obion County has a population of 30,453, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.6%; Black residents 10.5%. Independently, 5.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,186; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 27% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 27.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.47%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Obion County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.1% in 2024, 79.8% in 2020, 77.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (1,499 individuals).