Jury Pool Profile
Albemarle County, Virginia
- County seat
- Charlottesville
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 118,356
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 114,919.
At a glance
Albemarle County is a 118,356-person venue. The county population is 75% White and 9% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $103,657, $11,541 above the VA state median of $92,116; 61.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (2.7%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 49.0% of covered employment, average pay $81,467/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.3%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 114,919
- Median household income
- $104,392
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 75% / 9%.
Albemarle County has a population of 114,919, with a median age of 39.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 74.8%; Black residents 9.2%. Independently, 7.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $103,657; 61.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 49% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 49.0% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 11.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.3%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Albemarle County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.3% in 2024, 65.7% in 2020, 59.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (5,801 individuals).