Jury Pool Profile
Charlottesville City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Charlottesville
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 44,388
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 45,437.
At a glance
Charlottesville City is a 44,388-person venue. The city population is 66% White and 16% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $76,296, $15,820 below the VA state median of $92,116; 62.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (3.0%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.1% of covered employment, average pay $85,853/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, below the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 45,437
- Median household income
- $74,824
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This city: 66% / 16%.
Charlottesville City has a population of 45,437, with a median age of 33.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 66.5%; Black residents 15.6%. Independently, 6.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,296; 62.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.1% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Charlottesville City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.4% in 2024, 85.5% in 2020, 80.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 45% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Arabic. Veterans account for 3.5% of the adult civilian population (1,315 individuals).