Jury Pool Profile
Buena Vista City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Buena Vista
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,672
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,593.
At a glance
Buena Vista City is a 6,672-person venue. The city population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,177, $34,939 below the VA state median of $92,116; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 24.2% of covered employment, average pay $44,259/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,593
- Median household income
- $57,833
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This city: 85% / 2%.
Buena Vista City has a population of 6,593, with a median age of 35.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.7%; Black residents 2.0%.
The median household earns $57,177; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Manufacturing, about 44% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 24.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 8.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Buena Vista City was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.3% in 2024, 67.1% in 2020, 59.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (311 individuals).