Jury Pool Profile
Union County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Maynardville
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,450
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,431.
At a glance
Union County is a 21,450-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,039, $14,968 below the TN state median of $72,007; 14.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% 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 24.0% of covered employment, average pay $54,316/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 81% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,431
- Median household income
- $62,727
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Union County has a population of 20,431, with a median age of 42.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.6%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 2.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,039; 14.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 644 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 601, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.4%. 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: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Union County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.2% in 2024, 83.7% in 2020, 81.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 75% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% 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 6.1% of the adult civilian population (983 individuals).