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Fluvanna County, Virginia

Republican +6.2 (2024)
County seat
Palmyra
Judicial district
16th Judicial Circuit Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
28,975
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 28,092.

At a glance

Fluvanna County is a 28,975-person venue. The county population is 76% White and 12% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $94,002, $1,886 above the VA state median of $92,116; 37.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.2% 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 26.0% of covered employment, average pay $49,063/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 53% of the vote across the three.

Population
28,092
Median household income
$96,768
Unemployment
3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 76% / 12%.

Fluvanna County has a population of 28,092, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 75.9%; Black residents 11.8%. Independently, 4.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $94,002; 37.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.1% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 21,055 75.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,288 4.6%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,311 11.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 251 0.9%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,806 6.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 29 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 352 1.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 43.5

  • Under 18 5,458 19.4%
  • 18–24 1,828 6.5%
  • 25–44 7,362 26.2%
  • 45–64 7,347 26.2%
  • 65 and over 6,097 21.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$94,002
90% interval $85,437–$102,567
+$1,886 vs VA · 24th of 133
Below poverty line
7.1%
90% interval 5.4%–8.8%
−2.7 pp vs VA · 114th of 133

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.0% of covered employment, followed by Construction at 15.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the Virginia state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.2%
−0.43 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.3B
0.17% of state
Avg. annual pay
$57,878
Establishments
664

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,229 26.0%
  • Construction 710 15.0%
  • Public administration 644 13.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 603 12.8%
  • Professional & business services 449 9.5%
  • Manufacturing 265 5.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 243 5.1%
  • Other services 211 4.5%
  • Financial activities 188 4.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 104 2.2%
  • Information 59 1.2%
  • Unclassified 24 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
88.7%
+21.4 pp vs VA · 5th of 133
Median gross rent
$1,204
−$375 vs VA · 49th of 133
Owner-occupied
9,161
Renter-occupied
1,168

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Diversified

    Top three sectors employ 55% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Information, $83,584/yr) pays 2.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $28,554/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Small-business scale

    Average establishment employs only 7.1 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 52%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Fluvanna County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 52.6% in 2024, 51.5% in 2020, 52.0% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 16,678 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201652.0%42.6%
202051.5%46.8%
202452.6%46.4%
  • Republican 8,777 52.6%
  • Democratic 7,731 46.4%
  • Other / third-party 170 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-dominant, English-speaking

Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

4.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 10.2% of the adult civilian population (2,295 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

95.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 740 2.8%
  • Chinese 89 0.3%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 44 0.2%
  • German or other West Germanic 43 0.2%
  • Korean 38 0.1%
  • Tagalog 29 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 16 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
10,329
Family households
7,549
73.1% of households
Married couples w/ children
2,168
28.7% of families
Single-mother families
289
3.8% of families
Veterans
2,295
10.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

24.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,611 9.6%
  • Catholic 2,308 8.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,585 5.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 170 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.3%
±1.6 pp
Uninsured
6.7%
±1.6 pp
51st of 133
With a disability
10.4%
±1.4 pp
117th of 133
Bachelor's or higher
37.3%
±3.3 pp
−4.9 pp vs VA · 31st of 133
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
5.8%
90% interval 5.1%–6.5% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
16th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
7 (Active Circuit Court judges per Va. Code § 17.1-507; vintage 2026 vacourts.gov)
Court seats
Charlottesville, Culpeper, Goochland, Louisa, Madison, Orange, Palmyra, Stanardsville

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Fluvanna totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 0 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Fluvanna County, Virginia to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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