Jury Pool Profile
Carroll County, Virginia
- County seat
- Hillsville
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 29,299
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 29,157.
At a glance
Carroll County is a 29,299-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,924, $35,192 below the VA state median of $92,116; 16.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.0% 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 30.5% of covered employment, average pay $45,992/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.48%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 29,157
- Median household income
- $54,484
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Carroll County has a population of 29,157, with a median age of 49.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.0%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,924; 16.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.48%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Carroll County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.4% in 2024, 80.9% in 2020, 78.4% 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'). 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (1,703 individuals).