Jury Pool Profile
Wayne County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Waynesboro
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,416
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,168.
At a glance
Wayne County is a 16,416-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,630, $21,377 below the TN state median of $72,007; 13.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% 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 45.1% of covered employment, average pay $51,081/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 86% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,168
- Median household income
- $52,294
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 4%.
Wayne County has a population of 16,168, with a median age of 44.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.3%; Black residents 4.3%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,630; 13.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 45% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 45.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 12.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 87%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wayne County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 88.1% in 2024, 86.9% in 2020, 86.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% 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 6.9% of the adult civilian population (937 individuals).