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Jury Pool Profile

Lee County, Virginia

Republican +72 (2024)
Population
22,042
Median household income
$42,269
Unemployment
4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 20,507 93.0%
  • Black or African American alone 937 4.3%
  • Asian alone 41 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 42 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 39 0.2%
  • Two or more races 476 2.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 507 2.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.4

  • Under 18 4,038 18.3%
  • 18–24 1,400 6.4%
  • 25–44 5,461 24.8%
  • 45–64 6,166 28.0%
  • 65 and over 4,977 22.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.8%
+1.3 pp vs. state
County GDP
$566.6M
0.07% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,126
Establishments
522

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,446 34.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 936 22.3%
  • Public administration 644 15.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 318 7.6%
  • Construction 220 5.3%
  • Professional & business services 183 4.4%
  • Manufacturing 154 3.7%
  • Financial activities 123 2.9%
  • Other services 81 1.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 56 1.3%
  • Information 20 0.5%
  • Unclassified 8 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.9%
Median gross rent
$725
Owner-occupied
6,242
Renter-occupied
2,204

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,108 votes cast

  • Republican 8,674 85.8%
  • Democratic 1,391 13.8%
  • Other / third-party 43 0.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 445 2.1%
  • German 41 0.2%
  • Arabic 29 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 17 0.1%
  • Other 16 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 13 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 9 0.0%
  • Korean 8 0.0%
  • Tagalog 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,446
Family households
5,414
64.1% of households
Married w/ children
3,609
Single-mother households
585
Veterans
1,415
7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 10,712 48.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,480 6.7%
  • Black Protestant 812 3.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 136 0.6%
  • Catholic 90 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.6%
With a disability
29.5%
Bachelor's or higher
12.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
30th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Active Circuit Court judges per Va. Code § 17.1-507; vintage 2026 vacourts.gov)
Court seats
Gate City, Jonesville, Norton, Wise

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Virginia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
22.22 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Lee County, Virginia to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.