Jury Pool Profile
Northumberland County, Virginia
- County seat
- Heathsville
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,557
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,188.
At a glance
Northumberland County is a 12,557-person venue. The county population is 69% White and 19% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,119, $18,997 below the VA state median of $92,116; 33.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 20.4% of covered employment, average pay $54,683/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.96%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,188
- Median household income
- $66,480
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 19%.
Northumberland County has a population of 12,188, with a median age of 59.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 69.3%; Black residents 19.1%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,119; 33.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 472 jobs; Education & health services, 411, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 20.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.96%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Northumberland County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.2% in 2024, 57.4% in 2020, 62.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 11.2% of the adult civilian population (1,156 individuals).