Jury Pool Profile
Halifax County, Virginia
- County seat
- Halifax
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 33,447
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 33,639.
At a glance
Halifax County is a 33,447-person venue. The county population is 60% White and 35% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,620, $37,496 below the VA state median of $92,116; 19.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.9% 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 26.4% of covered employment, average pay $49,486/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.06%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 33,639
- Median household income
- $52,013
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 60% / 35%.
Halifax County has a population of 33,639, with a median age of 46.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 59.9%; Black residents 34.7%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,620; 19.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 3,118 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 2,714, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.06%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Halifax County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.2% in 2024, 57.1% in 2020, 57.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Arabic. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (2,195 individuals).