Jury Pool Profile
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
- County seat
- Chatham
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 59,490
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 59,856.
At a glance
Pittsylvania County is a 59,490-person venue. The county population is 74% White and 20% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,655, $30,461 below the VA state median of $92,116; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.8% 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 29.8% of covered employment, average pay $41,865/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.24%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 59,856
- Median household income
- $54,085
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 74% / 20%.
Pittsylvania County has a population of 59,856, with a median age of 48.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 74.1%; Black residents 20.3%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,655; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.5% 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 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.8% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 17.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.24%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pittsylvania County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.3% in 2024, 69.4% in 2020, 68.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.8% 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 8.3% of the adult civilian population (4,089 individuals).