Jury Pool Profile
Henry County, Virginia
- County seat
- Martinsville
- Judicial district
- 21st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 49,242
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 49,980.
At a glance
Henry County is a 49,242-person venue. The county population is 69% White and 22% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,340, $37,776 below the VA state median of $92,116; 15.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 27.5% of covered employment, average pay $57,201/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.27%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 49,980
- Median household income
- $50,760
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 22%.
Henry County has a population of 49,980, with a median age of 47.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.9%; Black residents 22.3%. Independently, 7.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,340; 15.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 27% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 27.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.27%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Henry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.1% in 2024, 64.1% in 2020, 63.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.4% of the adult civilian population (2,581 individuals).