Jury Pool Profile
Hanover County, Virginia
- County seat
- Hanover
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 116,423
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 112,879.
At a glance
Hanover County is a 116,423-person venue. The county population is 81% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $117,424, $25,308 above the VA state median of $92,116; 42.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 29.2% of covered employment, average pay $56,903/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.15%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 112,879
- Median household income
- $112,805
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 8%.
Hanover County has a population of 112,879, with a median age of 42.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.5%; Black residents 8.4%. Independently, 4.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $117,424; 42.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 29% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 29.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.15%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hanover County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.3% in 2024, 62.4% in 2020, 63.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (7,013 individuals).