Jury Pool Profile
Hopewell City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Hopewell
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 23,261
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,959.
At a glance
Hopewell City is a 23,261-person venue. The city population is 41% White and 44% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,359, $39,757 below the VA state median of $92,116; 13.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 31.9% of covered employment, average pay $57,840/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.95%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 53% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 22,959
- Median household income
- $54,729
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 41%; Black: 44%.
Hopewell City has a population of 22,959, with a median age of 37.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 41.1%; Black residents 43.6%. Independently, 8.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,359; 13.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.1% 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 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 31.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 11.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.95%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 55%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hopewell City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.4% in 2024, 56.5% in 2020, 52.7% 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'). 8.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (1,617 individuals).