Jury Pool Profile
Van Buren County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Spencer
- Judicial district
- 31st Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,874
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,437.
At a glance
Van Buren County is a 6,874-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,580, $17,427 below the TN state median of $72,007; 13.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Public administration, at 35.5% of covered employment, average pay $34,637/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.39%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,437
- Median household income
- $54,931
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Van Buren County has a population of 6,437, with a median age of 47.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.6%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,580; 13.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Public administration about 310, Education & health services about 310.
Public administration is the largest published sector at 35.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.39%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Van Buren County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.2% in 2024, 80.2% in 2020, 75.3% 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'). 6.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish. Veterans account for 10.0% of the adult civilian population (512 individuals).