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Jury Pool Profile

Weakley County, Tennessee

Republican +58 (2024)
Population
32,959
Median household income
$49,502
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 28,560 86.7%
  • Black or African American alone 2,446 7.4%
  • Asian alone 372 1.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 109 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 15 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 208 0.6%
  • Two or more races 1,249 3.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 977 3.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.9

  • Under 18 6,291 19.1%
  • 18–24 5,546 16.8%
  • 25–44 7,166 21.7%
  • 45–64 7,974 24.2%
  • 65 and over 5,982 18.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
+0.77 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.4B
0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,884
Establishments
674

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 3,126 29.3%
  • Manufacturing 1,959 18.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,936 18.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 908 8.5%
  • Public administration 731 6.8%
  • Professional & business services 644 6.0%
  • Other services 488 4.6%
  • Financial activities 308 2.9%
  • Construction 283 2.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 167 1.6%
  • Information 121 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
66.4%
Median gross rent
$760
Owner-occupied
8,816
Renter-occupied
4,458

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 13,394 votes cast

  • Republican 10,541 78.7%
  • Democratic 2,725 20.3%
  • Other / third-party 128 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 560 1.8%
  • Vietnamese 201 0.6%
  • Other Indo-European 156 0.5%
  • Korean 68 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 20 0.1%
  • German 16 0.1%
  • Arabic 10 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 8 0.0%
  • Chinese 3 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
13,274
Family households
8,473
63.8% of households
Married w/ children
6,465
Single-mother households
800
Veterans
1,888
7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

61.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 17,262 52.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,826 5.5%
  • Black Protestant 700 2.1%
  • Catholic 505 1.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.7%
With a disability
19.4%
Bachelor's or higher
21.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
27th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
2 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Dresden, Union City

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
18.75 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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