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Jury Pool Profile

Rhea County, Tennessee

Republican +67 (2024)
Population
33,299
Median household income
$58,133
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 29,670 89.1%
  • Black or African American alone 538 1.6%
  • Asian alone 335 1.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 34 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 714 2.1%
  • Two or more races 2,008 6.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,032 6.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41

  • Under 18 7,364 22.1%
  • 18–24 2,754 8.3%
  • 25–44 7,929 23.8%
  • 45–64 8,812 26.5%
  • 65 and over 6,440 19.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
+0.75 pp vs. state
County GDP
$3.0B
0.53% of state
Avg. annual pay
$57,168
Establishments
635

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 3,734 31.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,817 23.5%
  • Education & health services 2,296 19.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,014 8.5%
  • Professional & business services 842 7.0%
  • Public administration 583 4.9%
  • Financial activities 245 2.0%
  • Construction 211 1.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 120 1.0%
  • Other services 100 0.8%
  • Information 26 0.2%
  • Unclassified 2 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.0%
Median gross rent
$796
Owner-occupied
9,661
Renter-occupied
3,582

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 14,444 votes cast

  • Republican 11,974 82.9%
  • Democratic 2,312 16.0%
  • Other / third-party 158 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,096 3.5%
  • Other Indo-European 214 0.7%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 20 0.1%
  • German 11 0.0%
  • Chinese 10 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 6 0.0%
  • Korean 5 0.0%
  • Other 4 0.0%
  • Tagalog 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
13,243
Family households
9,822
74.2% of households
Married w/ children
7,054
Single-mother households
1,130
Veterans
2,364
9.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

42.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 10,743 32.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,002 6.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 739 2.2%
  • Catholic 400 1.2%
  • Black Protestant 228 0.7%
  • Orthodox 5 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.6%
With a disability
19.3%
Bachelor's or higher
17.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
12th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Altamont, Dayton, Dunlap, Jasper, Pikeville, Winchester

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
15.42 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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