Jury Pool Profile
Charles City County, Virginia
- County seat
- Charles City
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,623
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,627.
At a glance
Charles City County is a 6,623-person venue. The county population is 45% White and 41% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $76,595, $15,521 below the VA state median of $92,116; 17.3% 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 29.8% of covered employment, average pay $60,371/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.81%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,627
- Median household income
- $75,417
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 45%; Black: 41%.
Charles City County has a population of 6,627, with a median age of 52.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 44.9%; Black residents 40.8%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,595; 17.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 30% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 29.8% of covered employment, followed by Construction at 24.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.81%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Charles City County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 54.9% in 2024, 59.1% in 2020, 59.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% 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, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 10.3% of the adult civilian population (584 individuals).