Jury Pool Profile
Hampton City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Hampton
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 137,315
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 137,557.
At a glance
Hampton City is a 137,315-person venue. The city population is 37% White and 49% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,468, $23,648 below the VA state median of $92,116; 28.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Arabic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.1% of covered employment, average pay $71,089/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.44%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 137,557
- Median household income
- $69,621
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 37%; Black: 49%.
Hampton City has a population of 137,557, with a median age of 36.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 36.7%; Black residents 49.3%. Independently, 6.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,468; 28.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.9% 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 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.44%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hampton City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.2% in 2024, 70.1% in 2020, 66.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 16.9% of the adult civilian population (17,279 individuals).