Jury Pool Profile
Emporia City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Emporia
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,447
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,547.
At a glance
Emporia City is a 5,447-person venue. The city population is 20% White and 64% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $48,306, $43,810 below the VA state median of $92,116; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.8% of covered employment, average pay $44,086/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.3%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,547
- Median household income
- $51,899
- Unemployment
- 8.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This city: 64%.
Emporia City has a population of 5,547, with a median age of 36.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 19.6%; Black residents 64.3%. Independently, 7.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $48,306; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 861 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 724, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.3%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Emporia City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.2% in 2024, 67.7% in 2020, 64.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (321 individuals).