Jury Pool Profile
Wilson County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Lebanon
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 175,033
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 158,805.
At a glance
Wilson County is a 175,033-person venue. The county population is 81% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $96,530, $24,523 above the TN state median of $72,007; 37.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 40.9% of covered employment, average pay $57,887/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.87%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 158,805
- Median household income
- $95,839
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 7%.
Wilson County has a population of 158,805, with a median age of 39.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.9%; Black residents 7.2%. Independently, 6.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $96,530; 37.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 41% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 40.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 15.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.87%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wilson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.4% in 2024, 67.7% in 2020, 69.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (9,020 individuals).