Jury Pool Profile
Appomattox County, Virginia
- County seat
- Appomattox
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,172
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,610.
At a glance
Appomattox County is a 17,172-person venue. The county population is 77% White and 16% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,426, $23,690 below the VA state median of $92,116; 19.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.7% of covered employment, average pay $41,859/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.53%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,610
- Median household income
- $62,853
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 77% / 16%.
Appomattox County has a population of 16,610, with a median age of 43.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.2%; Black residents 15.9%. Independently, 2.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,426; 19.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.2% 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 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.53%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Appomattox County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.1% in 2024, 72.3% in 2020, 71.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.6% of the adult civilian population (1,244 individuals).