Jury Pool Profile
Highland County, Virginia
- County seat
- Monterey
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,318
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,296.
At a glance
Highland County is a 2,318-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,770, $35,346 below the VA state median of $92,116; 30.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Information, at 17.6% of covered employment, average pay $72,256/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.62%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,296
- Median household income
- $65,625
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Highland County has a population of 2,296, with a median age of 56.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.9%; Black residents 0.0%.
The median household earns $56,770; 30.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.
Information is the largest published sector at 17.6% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 13.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.62%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Highland County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.6% in 2024, 71.2% in 2020, 68.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Tagalog, Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (153 individuals).