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Jury Pool Profile

Arlington County, Virginia

Democratic +59 (2024)
Population
235,463
Median household income
$140,160
Unemployment
3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 147,496 62.6%
  • Black or African American alone 22,214 9.4%
  • Asian alone 24,719 10.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,229 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 88 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 12,993 5.5%
  • Two or more races 26,724 11.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 37,054 15.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 35.5

  • Under 18 42,754 18.2%
  • 18–24 19,482 8.3%
  • 25–44 91,975 39.1%
  • 45–64 53,931 22.9%
  • 65 and over 27,321 11.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.3%
-0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP
$49.1B
6.44% of state
Avg. annual pay
$122,856
Establishments
9,629

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Professional & business services 61,875 34.5%
  • Public administration 26,446 14.8%
  • Education & health services 22,981 12.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 22,229 12.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 18,722 10.4%
  • Other services 11,079 6.2%
  • Financial activities 6,561 3.7%
  • Information 5,978 3.3%
  • Construction 2,265 1.3%
  • Unclassified 283 0.2%
  • Manufacturing 8 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
41.8%
Median gross rent
$2,275
Owner-occupied
46,670
Renter-occupied
64,860

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 128,362 votes cast

  • Democratic 100,446 78.3%
  • Republican 25,223 19.6%
  • Other / third-party 2,693 2.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

71.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 28,233 12.7%
  • Other Indo-European 9,709 4.4%
  • Other 5,332 2.4%
  • Chinese 4,209 1.9%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 3,964 1.8%
  • Arabic 3,245 1.5%
  • Slavic languages 2,173 1.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 2,090 0.9%
  • Korean 1,623 0.7%
  • Vietnamese 1,216 0.5%
  • Tagalog 1,031 0.5%
  • German 1,020 0.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
111,530
Family households
49,741
44.6% of households
Married w/ children
40,934
Single-mother households
3,093
Veterans
11,924
6.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

34.8% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 37,351 15.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 15,443 6.5%
  • Evangelical Protestant 13,521 5.7%
  • Black Protestant 7,910 3.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 7,373 3.1%
  • Orthodox 1,450 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.7%
With a disability
6.7%
Bachelor's or higher
77.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
17th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (Active Circuit Court judges per Va. Code § 17.1-507; vintage 2026 vacourts.gov)
Court seats
Arlington, Falls Church

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Virginia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
3.63 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Arlington 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.