Jury Pool Profile
Clarke County, Virginia
- County seat
- Berryville
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,609
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,216.
At a glance
Clarke County is a 15,609-person venue. The county population is 84% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $104,104, $11,988 above the VA state median of $92,116; 39.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.9% 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 25.4% of covered employment, average pay $50,678/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.43%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,216
- Median household income
- $117,111
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 6%.
Clarke County has a population of 15,216, with a median age of 48.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.8%; Black residents 6.3%. Independently, 7.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $104,104; 39.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.4% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 14.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.43%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Clarke County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.7% in 2024, 55.6% in 2020, 57.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (997 individuals).