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Charlotte County, Virginia

Republican +32.6 (2024)
County seat
Charlotte Court House
Judicial district
10th Judicial Circuit Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
11,401
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,422.

At a glance

Charlotte County is an 11,401-person venue. The county population is 68% White and 25% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,879, $33,237 below the VA state median of $92,116; 20.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.2% of covered employment, average pay $43,807/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.09%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 66% of the vote across the three.

Population
11,422
Median household income
$58,000
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 25%.

Charlotte County has a population of 11,422, with a median age of 44.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.4%; Black residents 24.9%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $58,879; 20.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.9% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 7,790 68.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 295 2.6%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,817 24.7%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 22 0.2%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 454 4.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 44 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 44.5

  • Under 18 2,454 21.5%
  • 18–24 826 7.2%
  • 25–44 2,482 21.7%
  • 45–64 3,064 26.8%
  • 65 and over 2,596 22.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$58,879
90% interval $52,999–$64,759
−$33,237 vs VA · 98th of 133
Below poverty line
15.9%
90% interval 11.9%–19.9%
+6.1 pp vs VA · 38th of 133

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 34% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.09%, above the Virginia state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
+0.43 pp vs. state
County GDP
$376.5M
0.05% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,555
Establishments
445

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 936 34.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 537 19.6%
  • Manufacturing 457 16.7%
  • Public administration 217 7.9%
  • Construction 154 5.6%
  • Professional & business services 152 5.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 81 3.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 80 2.9%
  • Financial activities 56 2.0%
  • Other services 37 1.4%
  • Unclassified 19 0.7%
  • Information 10 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
74.7%
+7.4 pp vs VA · 67th of 133
Median gross rent
$732
−$847 vs VA · 125th of 133
Owner-occupied
3,515
Renter-occupied
1,189

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 71% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

  • Compressed wage spread

    Highest-paid sector pays only 2.1× the lowest ($61,621 vs $29,470/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

  • Small-business scale

    Average establishment employs only 6.1 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Charlotte County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.0% in 2024, 61.6% in 2020, 60.1% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,006 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201660.1%37.2%
202061.6%37.4%
202466.0%33.4%
  • Republican 3,963 66.0%
  • Democratic 2,008 33.4%
  • Other / third-party 35 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

2.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (665 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

97.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 135 1.3%
  • German or other West Germanic 44 0.4%
  • Korean 11 0.1%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 9 0.1%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 5 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
4,704
Family households
2,884
61.3% of households
Married couples w/ children
543
18.8% of families
Single-mother families
374
13.0% of families
Veterans
665
7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

46.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,698 32.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,316 11.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 341 3.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.6%
±2 pp
Uninsured
6.4%
±2 pp
63rd of 133
With a disability
21.3%
±2.3 pp
17th of 133
Bachelor's or higher
20.0%
±2.9 pp
−22.2 pp vs VA · 93rd of 133
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
13.1%
90% interval 11.6%–14.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
10th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Active Circuit Court judges per Va. Code § 17.1-507; vintage 2026 vacourts.gov)
Court seats
Appomattox, Boydton, Buckingham, Charlotte Court House, Cumberland, Farmville, Halifax, Lunenburg

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Charlotte totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 4 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
4
44.6 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Charlotte County, Virginia to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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