Jury Pool Profile
Roane County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Kingston
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 57,395
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 55,208.
At a glance
Roane County is a 57,395-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,481, $5,474 above the TN state median of $72,007; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 41.5% of covered employment, average pay $138,034/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.53%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 55,208
- Median household income
- $71,885
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 3%.
Roane County has a population of 55,208, with a median age of 47.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.1%; Black residents 2.6%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,481; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Professional & business services, about 41% of covered jobs.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 41.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.53%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Roane County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.6% in 2024, 74.2% in 2020, 73.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (3,751 individuals).