Jury Pool Profile
Gloucester County, Virginia
- County seat
- Gloucester
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 40,097
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 39,526.
At a glance
Gloucester County is a 40,097-person venue. The county population is 83% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $84,463, $7,653 below the VA state median of $92,116; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.2% 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 29.7% of covered employment, average pay $56,381/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.13%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 39,526
- Median household income
- $84,306
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 8%.
Gloucester County has a population of 39,526, with a median age of 44.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.1%; Black residents 8.1%. Independently, 4.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $84,463; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.13%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Gloucester County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.8% in 2024, 66.8% in 2020, 67.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 14.3% of the adult civilian population (4,436 individuals).