Jury Pool Profile
Polk County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Benton
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,592
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,898.
At a glance
Polk County is an 18,592-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,014, $8,993 below the TN state median of $72,007; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% 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 22.0% of covered employment, average pay $53,121/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.89%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,898
- Median household income
- $62,522
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Polk County has a population of 17,898, with a median age of 46.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.6%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,014; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 586 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 584, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.89%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Polk County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.7% in 2024, 81.2% in 2020, 78.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% 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 7.1% of the adult civilian population (1,029 individuals).