Jury Pool Profile
Roanoke County, Virginia
- County seat
- Salem
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 97,150
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 97,023.
At a glance
Roanoke County is a 97,150-person venue. The county population is 83% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $85,809, $6,307 below the VA state median of $92,116; 37.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $55,621/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.31%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 97,023
- Median household income
- $83,709
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 6%.
Roanoke County has a population of 97,023, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.3%; Black residents 6.5%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $85,809; 37.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.1% 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 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.31%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Roanoke County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.7% in 2024, 59.9% in 2020, 61.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (6,184 individuals).