Jury Pool Profile
Brunswick County, Virginia
- County seat
- Lawrenceville
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,727
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,841.
At a glance
Brunswick County is a 15,727-person venue. The county population is 41% White and 52% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,438, $38,678 below the VA state median of $92,116; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.2% 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 29.2% of covered employment, average pay $41,722/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.85%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,841
- Median household income
- $53,084
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 52%.
Brunswick County has a population of 15,841, with a median age of 44.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 41.3%; Black residents 51.8%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,438; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.2% 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 29.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.85%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Brunswick County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 54.1% in 2024, 57.3% in 2020, 58.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (1,002 individuals).