Jury Pool Profile
Botetourt County, Virginia
- County seat
- Fincastle
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 34,144
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 34,004.
At a glance
Botetourt County is a 34,144-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $92,407; 28.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 28.6% of covered employment, average pay $59,545/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.18%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 72% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 34,004
- Median household income
- $81,213
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 3%.
Botetourt County has a population of 34,004, with a median age of 48.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.7%; Black residents 2.6%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $92,407; 28.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 29% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 28.6% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.18%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Botetourt County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.2% in 2024, 71.5% in 2020, 71.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 9.3% of the adult civilian population (2,561 individuals).