Jury Pool Profile
Floyd County, Virginia
- County seat
- Floyd
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,789
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,593.
At a glance
Floyd County is a 15,789-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,946, $27,170 below the VA state median of $92,116; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.5% 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 36.1% of covered employment, average pay $38,052/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.37%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,593
- Median household income
- $62,191
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 3%.
Floyd County has a population of 15,593, with a median age of 48.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.6%; Black residents 2.6%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,946; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.4% 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 36% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 12.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.37%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Floyd County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.1% in 2024, 66.2% in 2020, 66.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (1,039 individuals).