Jury Pool Profile
Cumberland County, Virginia
- County seat
- Cumberland
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,352
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,818.
At a glance
Cumberland County is a 10,352-person venue. The county population is 64% White and 29% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,104, $30,012 below the VA state median of $92,116; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.9% of covered employment, average pay $45,515/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.25%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,818
- Median household income
- $55,325
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 29%.
Cumberland County has a population of 9,818, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.1%; Black residents 29.4%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,104; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.7% 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 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.25%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cumberland County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.8% in 2024, 56.9% in 2020, 55.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.4% of the adult civilian population (739 individuals).