Jury Pool Profile
Franklin County, Virginia
- County seat
- Rocky Mount
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 55,526
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 55,130.
At a glance
Franklin County is a 55,526-person venue. The county population is 86% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,650, $20,466 below the VA state median of $92,116; 25.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.1% 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 23.1% of covered employment, average pay $45,946/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 55,130
- Median household income
- $68,849
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 7%.
Franklin County has a population of 55,130, with a median age of 48.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.4%; Black residents 6.9%. Independently, 3.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,650; 25.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 3,651 jobs; Manufacturing, 3,262, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.1% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 20.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Franklin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.2% in 2024, 70.3% in 2020, 69.2% 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'). 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (3,525 individuals).