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Jury Pool Profile

Union County, Tennessee

Republican +71 (2024)
Population
20,141
Median household income
$61,858
Unemployment
3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 19,180 95.2%
  • Black or African American alone 111 0.6%
  • Asian alone 4 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 61 0.3%
  • Two or more races 785 3.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 447 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.4

  • Under 18 4,342 21.6%
  • 18–24 1,488 7.4%
  • 25–44 4,819 23.9%
  • 45–64 5,788 28.7%
  • 65 and over 3,704 18.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.7%
+0.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$471.9M
0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,737
Establishments
298

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 719 24.5%
  • Education & health services 652 22.2%
  • Manufacturing 509 17.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 321 11.0%
  • Public administration 261 8.9%
  • Construction 190 6.5%
  • Professional & business services 95 3.2%
  • Financial activities 65 2.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 50 1.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
80.4%
Median gross rent
$849
Owner-occupied
6,245
Renter-occupied
1,526

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,669 votes cast

  • Republican 7,384 85.2%
  • Democratic 1,216 14.0%
  • Other / third-party 69 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 256 1.3%
  • German 68 0.4%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 22 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 12 0.1%
  • Other 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,771
Family households
5,952
76.6% of households
Married w/ children
4,607
Single-mother households
411
Veterans
1,007
6.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

34.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 6,301 31.8%
  • Catholic 410 2.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 92 0.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 6 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.8%
With a disability
21.5%
Bachelor's or higher
14.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
8th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Huntsville, Jacksboro, Jamestown, Maynardville, Tazewell

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
25.32 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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