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Jury Pool Profile

Accomack County, Virginia

Republican +13 (2024)
Population
33,326
Median household income
$57,500
Unemployment
4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 20,240 60.7%
  • Black or African American alone 9,077 27.2%
  • Asian alone 285 0.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 107 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 815 2.4%
  • Two or more races 2,802 8.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,528 10.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.5

  • Under 18 6,924 20.8%
  • 18–24 2,020 6.1%
  • 25–44 6,935 20.8%
  • 45–64 9,065 27.2%
  • 65 and over 8,382 25.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.5%
+1.06 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.0B
0.27% of state
Avg. annual pay
$52,649
Establishments
1,264

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 3,344 25.4%
  • Education & health services 2,537 19.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,773 13.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,562 11.9%
  • Professional & business services 1,378 10.5%
  • Public administration 1,226 9.3%
  • Construction 374 2.8%
  • Financial activities 351 2.7%
  • Other services 268 2.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 193 1.5%
  • Information 123 0.9%
  • Unclassified 20 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.5%
Median gross rent
$973
Owner-occupied
10,081
Renter-occupied
4,221

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 17,144 votes cast

  • Republican 9,659 56.3%
  • Democratic 7,374 43.0%
  • Other / third-party 111 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

85.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 3,091 9.8%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 1,055 3.3%
  • Chinese 169 0.5%
  • Arabic 51 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 50 0.2%
  • Tagalog 45 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 42 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 30 0.1%
  • German 18 0.1%
  • Korean 9 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 8 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
14,302
Family households
9,145
63.9% of households
Married w/ children
6,577
Single-mother households
825
Veterans
2,425
9.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

43.1% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 5,271 15.8%
  • Evangelical Protestant 4,775 14.3%
  • Catholic 3,285 9.8%
  • Black Protestant 556 1.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 510 1.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.7%
With a disability
16.3%
Bachelor's or higher
21.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
2nd Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
10 (Active Circuit Court judges per Va. Code § 17.1-507; vintage 2026 vacourts.gov)
Court seats
Accomac, Eastville, Virginia Beach

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Virginia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
12
45.45 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
11

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Accomack County, Virginia 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.