Jury Pool Profile
Mathews County, Virginia
- County seat
- Mathews
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,529
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,540.
At a glance
Mathews County is an 8,529-person venue. The county population is 86% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $78,692, $13,424 below the VA state median of $92,116; 28.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% 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 $46,206/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.76%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,540
- Median household income
- $75,880
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 10%.
Mathews County has a population of 8,540, with a median age of 55.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.8%; Black residents 9.7%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,692; 28.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.6% 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 Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.76%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Mathews County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.3% in 2024, 67.0% in 2020, 66.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 8.8% of the adult civilian population (640 individuals).