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Jury Pool Profile

Overton County, Tennessee

Republican +64 (2024)
Population
22,807
Median household income
$46,159
Unemployment
3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 21,879 95.9%
  • Black or African American alone 314 1.4%
  • Asian alone 63 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 19 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 10 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 72 0.3%
  • Two or more races 450 2.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 454 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.1

  • Under 18 4,789 21.0%
  • 18–24 1,818 8.0%
  • 25–44 5,295 23.2%
  • 45–64 6,305 27.6%
  • 65 and over 4,600 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.6%
+0.03 pp vs. state
County GDP
$812.1M
0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,368
Establishments
469

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 952 16.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 902 15.9%
  • Education & health services 707 12.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 559 9.9%
  • Public administration 457 8.1%
  • Professional & business services 391 6.9%
  • Construction 324 5.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 254 4.5%
  • Financial activities 168 3.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.5%
Median gross rent
$833
Owner-occupied
6,970
Renter-occupied
2,022

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 11,069 votes cast

  • Republican 9,042 81.7%
  • Democratic 1,931 17.4%
  • Other / third-party 96 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 189 0.9%
  • German 138 0.6%
  • Korean 44 0.2%
  • Chinese 15 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 13 0.1%
  • Tagalog 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,992
Family households
6,078
67.6% of households
Married w/ children
4,551
Single-mother households
551
Veterans
983
5.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.2% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,839 25.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 846 3.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 778 3.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.0%
With a disability
18.2%
Bachelor's or higher
13.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
13th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
4 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Byrdstown, Celina, Cookeville, Crossville, Livingston, Smithville, Sparta

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
33.3 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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