Jury Pool Profile
Fairfax County, Virginia
- County seat
- Fairfax
- Judicial district
- 19th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,167,873
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,147,837.
At a glance
Fairfax County is a 1,167,873-person venue. The county population is 49% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). 18% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $153,889, $61,773 above the VA state median of $92,116; 65.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 39.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (6.8%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 35.4% of covered employment, average pay $157,130/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.51%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,147,837
- Median household income
- $153,637
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 49%; Black: 10%.
Fairfax County has a population of 1,147,837, with a median age of 39.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 49.1%; Black residents 9.6%. Independently, 17.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $153,889; 65.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Professional & business services, about 35% of covered jobs.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 35.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.51%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Fairfax County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.1% in 2024, 69.9% in 2020, 65.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 39.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
39.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (65,722 individuals).