Jury Pool Profile
Orange County, Virginia
- County seat
- Orange
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 40,083
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 37,822.
At a glance
Orange County is a 40,083-person venue. The county population is 76% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $87,969, $4,147 below the VA state median of $92,116; 29.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.6% 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 22.4% of covered employment, average pay $47,684/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.66%, level with the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 37,822
- Median household income
- $94,008
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 76% / 10%.
Orange County has a population of 37,822, with a median age of 42.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 76.4%; Black residents 10.1%. Independently, 7.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $87,969; 29.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 2,107 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 2,016, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.66%, level with the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Orange County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.9% in 2024, 59.9% in 2020, 61.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 10.3% of the adult civilian population (3,033 individuals).