Jury Pool Profile
Franklin City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Franklin
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,478
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,250.
At a glance
Franklin City is an 8,478-person venue. The city population is 38% White and 56% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $51,516, $40,600 below the VA state median of $92,116; 27.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 42.6% of covered employment, average pay $48,175/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.09%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 61% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,250
- Median household income
- $63,245
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This city: 56%.
Franklin City has a population of 8,250, with a median age of 38.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 38.1%; Black residents 55.8%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,516; 27.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.7% 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 43% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 42.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.09%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Franklin City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.9% in 2024, 62.2% in 2020, 62.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 12.3% of the adult civilian population (738 individuals).