Jury Pool Profile
New Kent County, Virginia
- County seat
- New Kent
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 28,022
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,105.
At a glance
New Kent County is a 28,022-person venue. The county population is 77% White and 13% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $126,545, $34,429 above the VA state median of $92,116; 38.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 31.4% of covered employment, average pay $36,101/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.16%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,105
- Median household income
- $123,314
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 77% / 13%.
New Kent County has a population of 25,105, with a median age of 42.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 76.8%; Black residents 13.3%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $126,545; 38.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 4.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Leisure & hospitality, about 31% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 31.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.16%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
New Kent County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.5% in 2024, 66.6% in 2020, 66.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 80% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 9.6% of the adult civilian population (1,934 individuals).