Jury Pool Profile
Prince Edward County, Virginia
- County seat
- Farmville
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,391
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,996.
At a glance
Prince Edward County is a 22,391-person venue. The county population is 62% White and 30% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,299, $33,817 below the VA state median of $92,116; 27.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.4% 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 39.7% of covered employment, average pay $61,513/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.25%, above the 3.66% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns. 21% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 4,607 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 21,996
- Median household income
- $56,315
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 30%.
Prince Edward County has a population of 21,996, with a median age of 32.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.2%; Black residents 29.8%. Independently, 4.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,299; 27.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 40% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 39.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.25%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Prince Edward County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.7% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 51.9% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 50.4% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.2% of the adult civilian population (968 individuals).