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Jury Pool Profile

Unicoi County, Tennessee

Republican +62 (2024)
Population
17,779
Median household income
$50,381
Unemployment
4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 16,447 92.5%
  • Black or African American alone 82 0.5%
  • Asian alone 29 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 58 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 117 0.7%
  • Two or more races 1,046 5.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,143 6.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.4

  • Under 18 3,245 18.3%
  • 18–24 1,368 7.7%
  • 25–44 3,950 22.2%
  • 45–64 5,111 28.7%
  • 65 and over 4,105 23.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.5%
+0.97 pp vs. state
County GDP
$813.1M
0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay
$56,936
Establishments
338

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 1,800 35.7%
  • Education & health services 1,116 22.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 691 13.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 431 8.5%
  • Public administration 371 7.4%
  • Professional & business services 175 3.5%
  • Financial activities 99 2.0%
  • Other services 97 1.9%
  • Construction 23 0.5%
  • Information 9 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
72.8%
Median gross rent
$665
Owner-occupied
5,678
Renter-occupied
2,125

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,541 votes cast

  • Republican 6,876 80.5%
  • Democratic 1,578 18.5%
  • Other / third-party 87 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 813 4.8%
  • German 32 0.2%
  • Other 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,803
Family households
4,795
61.5% of households
Married w/ children
3,734
Single-mother households
398
Veterans
1,310
9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

37.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,188 28.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 997 5.6%
  • Catholic 379 2.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 154 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.0%
With a disability
19.9%
Bachelor's or higher
20.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
1st Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Elizabethton, Erwin, Jonesborough, Mountain City

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
13.76 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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