Jury Pool Profile
Pulaski County, Virginia
- County seat
- Pulaski
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 33,586
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 33,687.
At a glance
Pulaski County is a 33,586-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,762, $28,354 below the VA state median of $92,116; 20.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 28.6% of covered employment, average pay $80,076/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.21%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 33,687
- Median household income
- $62,028
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 5%.
Pulaski County has a population of 33,687, with a median age of 46.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.0%; Black residents 4.7%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,762; 20.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 29% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 28.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.21%, 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.
Pulaski County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.0% in 2024, 69.8% in 2020, 68.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% 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 8.2% of the adult civilian population (2,259 individuals).