Jury Pool Profile
Unicoi County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Erwin
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,856
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,756.
At a glance
Unicoi County is a 17,856-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,931, $15,076 below the TN state median of $72,007; 21.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 33.3% of covered employment, average pay $92,967/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 79% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,756
- Median household income
- $52,218
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 1%.
Unicoi County has a population of 17,756, with a median age of 46.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.9%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 6.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,931; 21.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 33% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 33.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.0%. 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: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Unicoi County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.5% in 2024, 79.4% in 2020, 79.1% 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'). 5.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 9.6% of the adult civilian population (1,394 individuals).