Jury Pool Profile
Williamson County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Franklin
- Judicial district
- 21st Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 272,061
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 260,351.
At a glance
Williamson County is a 272,061-person venue. The county population is 82% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $147,807, $75,800 above the TN state median of $72,007; 62.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (2.0%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 21.6% of covered employment, average pay $119,389/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.75%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 260,351
- Median household income
- $135,594
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 4%.
Williamson County has a population of 260,351, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.9%; Black residents 3.9%. Independently, 6.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $147,807; 62.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 4.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Professional & business services, 32,760 jobs; Education & health services, 30,840, is within 20% of it.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 21.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.75%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Williamson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.4% in 2024, 62.2% in 2020, 65.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 77% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Arabic. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (9,865 individuals).