Jury Pool Profile
Richmond City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Richmond
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 237,257
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 229,359.
At a glance
Richmond City is a 237,257-person venue. The city population is 43% White and 41% Black (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $63,865, $28,251 below the VA state median of $92,116; 45.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 12.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.9% of covered employment, average pay $79,095/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.03%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 229,359
- Median household income
- $64,587
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 43%; Black: 41%.
Richmond City has a population of 229,359, with a median age of 34.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 42.8%; Black residents 41.0%. Independently, 10.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,865; 45.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.9% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.03%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Richmond City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.0% in 2024, 82.9% in 2020, 78.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 44% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 12.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
12.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.4% of the adult civilian population (10,101 individuals).