Jury Pool Profile
Patrick County, Virginia
- County seat
- Stuart
- Judicial district
- 21st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,424
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,512.
At a glance
Patrick County is a 17,424-person venue. The county population is 89% White and 5% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,805, $37,311 below the VA state median of $92,116; 15.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.1% 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 24.9% of covered employment, average pay $39,450/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,512
- Median household income
- $53,038
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 5%.
Patrick County has a population of 17,512, with a median age of 51.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.5%; Black residents 5.0%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,805; 15.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,006 jobs; Manufacturing, 913, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 22.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Patrick County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.9% in 2024, 78.5% in 2020, 76.0% 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'). 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.1% 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 9.9% of the adult civilian population (1,439 individuals).