Jury Pool Profile
Norton City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Norton
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,477
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,577.
At a glance
Norton City is a 3,477-person venue. The city population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $47,508, $44,608 below the VA state median of $92,116; 13.7% 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. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.3% of covered employment, average pay $58,324/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.46%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,577
- Median household income
- $41,495
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This city: 92% / 2%.
Norton City has a population of 3,577, with a median age of 41.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.6%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,508; 13.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.5% 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 34% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.46%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Norton City was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.5% in 2024, 69.3% in 2020, 70.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 54% 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, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (169 individuals).