Jury Pool Profile
Goochland County, Virginia
- County seat
- Goochland
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 29,187
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 26,410.
At a glance
Goochland County is a 29,187-person venue. The county population is 78% White and 14% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $121,009, $28,893 above the VA state median of $92,116; 45.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest published sector is Professional & business services, at 16.3% of covered employment, average pay $134,695/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 26,410
- Median household income
- $118,931
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 14%.
Goochland County has a population of 26,410, with a median age of 50.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.4%; Black residents 13.7%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $121,009; 45.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Financial activities, about 43% of covered jobs.
Professional & business services is the largest published sector at 16.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 9.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Goochland County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.7% in 2024, 58.8% in 2020, 60.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (1,869 individuals).