Jury Pool Profile
Amherst County, Virginia
- County seat
- Amherst
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 31,962
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 31,485.
At a glance
Amherst County is a 31,962-person venue. The county population is 74% White and 17% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,607, $25,509 below the VA state median of $92,116; 24.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.7% of covered employment, average pay $44,182/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.62%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 31,485
- Median household income
- $68,724
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 74% / 17%.
Amherst County has a population of 31,485, with a median age of 43.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 74.2%; Black residents 17.0%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,607; 24.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.5% 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 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.62%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Amherst County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.9% in 2024, 64.9% in 2020, 63.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (1,797 individuals).