Jury Pool Profile
Madison County, Virginia
- County seat
- Madison
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,237
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,044.
At a glance
Madison County is a 14,237-person venue. The county population is 84% White and 9% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $83,686, $8,430 below the VA state median of $92,116; 27.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.3% 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 30.9% of covered employment, average pay $49,209/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.18%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,044
- Median household income
- $84,323
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 9%.
Madison County has a population of 14,044, with a median age of 46.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.4%; Black residents 8.9%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $83,686; 27.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.3% 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 30.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.18%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Madison County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.2% in 2024, 65.2% in 2020, 63.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (853 individuals).