Jury Pool Profile
Lunenburg County, Virginia
- County seat
- Lunenburg
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,058
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,016.
At a glance
Lunenburg County is a 12,058-person venue. The county population is 57% White and 33% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,412, $35,704 below the VA state median of $92,116; 11.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.1% of covered employment, average pay $43,670/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,016
- Median household income
- $54,842
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 57% / 33%.
Lunenburg County has a population of 12,016, with a median age of 44.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 57.5%; Black residents 32.5%. Independently, 6.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,412; 11.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.1% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 16.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lunenburg County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.1% in 2024, 59.0% in 2020, 57.5% 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'). 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Korean. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (790 individuals).