Jury Pool Profile
Martinsville City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Martinsville
- Judicial district
- 21st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,849
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,658.
At a glance
Martinsville City is a 13,849-person venue. The city population is 42% White and 44% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $48,663, $43,453 below the VA state median of $92,116; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 12.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (3.0%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 36.2% of covered employment, average pay $43,818/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.63%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,658
- Median household income
- $46,727
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 42%; Black: 44%.
Martinsville City has a population of 13,658, with a median age of 38.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 42.3%; Black residents 44.0%. Independently, 8.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $48,663; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.8% 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 36% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.2% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 14.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.63%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Martinsville City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.7% in 2024, 62.6% in 2020, 60.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 12.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
12.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (694 individuals).