Jury Pool Profile
Lancaster County, Virginia
- County seat
- Lancaster
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,995
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,936.
At a glance
Lancaster County is a 10,995-person venue. The county population is 69% White and 26% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $69,909, $22,207 below the VA state median of $92,116; 41.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.1% of covered employment, average pay $52,513/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.13%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 53% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,936
- Median household income
- $69,713
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 26%.
Lancaster County has a population of 10,936, with a median age of 58.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.5%; Black residents 25.6%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,909; 41.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.13%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lancaster County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.1% in 2024, 51.7% in 2020, 53.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 11.4% of the adult civilian population (1,061 individuals).