Jury Pool Profile
Giles County, Virginia
- County seat
- Pearisburg
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,564
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,557.
At a glance
Giles County is a 16,564-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,417, $25,699 below the VA state median of $92,116; 17.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% 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 27.3% of covered employment, average pay $47,608/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.28%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,557
- Median household income
- $65,691
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 3%.
Giles County has a population of 16,557, with a median age of 45.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.0%; Black residents 2.8%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,417; 17.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.5% 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 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.28%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Giles County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.9% in 2024, 74.9% in 2020, 72.4% 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'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (1,037 individuals).