Jury Pool Profile
Caroline County, Virginia
- County seat
- Bowling Green
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 34,413
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 32,098.
At a glance
Caroline County is a 34,413-person venue. The county population is 62% White and 24% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,152, $14,964 below the VA state median of $92,116; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 21.4% of covered employment, average pay $45,647/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 54% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 32,098
- Median household income
- $87,407
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 24%.
Caroline County has a population of 32,098, with a median age of 38.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.6%; Black residents 23.8%. Independently, 7.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,152; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Professional & business services, 1,501 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,469, is within 20% of it.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 21.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 52%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Caroline County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.9% in 2024, 51.2% in 2020, 50.3% 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'). 7.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 12.7% of the adult civilian population (3,072 individuals).