Jury Pool Profile
Chesterfield County, Virginia
- County seat
- Chesterfield
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 397,148
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 377,869.
At a glance
Chesterfield County is a 397,148-person venue. The county population is 58% White and 23% Black (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $101,573, $9,457 above the VA state median of $92,116; 43.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.8% of covered employment, average pay $52,423/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.55%, below the 3.66% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 377,869
- Median household income
- $101,931
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 58% / 23%.
Chesterfield County has a population of 377,869, with a median age of 39.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 57.9%; Black residents 23.4%. Independently, 11.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $101,573; 43.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 36,857 jobs; Education & health services, 33,468, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.55%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Chesterfield County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 53.8% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.4% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 48.5% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.9% of the adult civilian population (25,536 individuals).