Jury Pool Profile
Poquoson City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Poquoson
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,292
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,639.
At a glance
Poquoson City is a 13,292-person venue. The city population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $115,073, $22,957 above the VA state median of $92,116; 36.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.0% of covered employment, average pay $51,650/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.14%, below the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,639
- Median household income
- $120,972
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This city: 90% / 2%.
Poquoson City has a population of 12,639, with a median age of 41.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.1%; Black residents 1.9%. Independently, 4.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $115,073; 36.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.8% 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 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.0% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 16.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.14%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Poquoson City was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.3% in 2024, 71.3% in 2020, 71.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 80% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 15.1% of the adult civilian population (1,447 individuals).