Jury Pool Profile
Amelia County, Virginia
- County seat
- Amelia
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,632
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,462.
At a glance
Amelia County is a 13,632-person venue. The county population is 72% White and 20% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $80,689, $11,427 below the VA state median of $92,116; 18.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.5% of covered employment, average pay $45,613/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.56%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,462
- Median household income
- $76,717
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 72% / 20%.
Amelia County has a population of 13,462, with a median age of 44.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 72.3%; Black residents 19.5%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,689; 18.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.5% of covered employment, followed by Construction at 18.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.56%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Amelia County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.9% in 2024, 68.3% in 2020, 66.9% 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'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 10.6% of the adult civilian population (1,137 individuals).