Jury Pool Profile
Craig County, Virginia
- County seat
- New Castle
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,800
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,856.
At a glance
Craig County is a 4,800-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,014, $20,102 below the VA state median of $92,116; 19.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.3% of covered employment, average pay $39,329/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.04%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,856
- Median household income
- $69,057
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 0%.
Craig County has a population of 4,856, with a median age of 46.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.8%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,014; 19.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 34% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.04%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Craig County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.1% in 2024, 80.0% in 2020, 76.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish. Veterans account for 4.8% of the adult civilian population (177 individuals).