Jury Pool Profile
Grayson County, Virginia
- County seat
- Independence
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,230
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,287.
At a glance
Grayson County is a 15,230-person venue. The county population is 88% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,291, $39,825 below the VA state median of $92,116; 15.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 25.5% of covered employment, average pay $28,921/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.9%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,287
- Median household income
- $47,730
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 6%.
Grayson County has a population of 15,287, with a median age of 48.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.7%; Black residents 5.5%. Independently, 4.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,291; 15.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Professional & business services, 831 jobs; Education & health services, 736, is within 20% of it.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 25.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.9%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Grayson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.8% in 2024, 80.3% in 2020, 77.1% 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'). 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Korean. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (949 individuals).