Jury Pool Profile
Roanoke City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Roanoke
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 99,111
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 98,355.
At a glance
Roanoke City is a 99,111-person venue. The city population is 57% White and 28% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,858, $32,258 below the VA state median of $92,116; 30.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.7%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.3% of covered employment, average pay $74,184/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.9%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 98,355
- Median household income
- $55,378
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This city: 57% / 28%.
Roanoke City has a population of 98,355, with a median age of 38.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 56.8%; Black residents 27.9%. Independently, 9.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,858; 30.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.2% 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 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.9%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Roanoke City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.1% in 2024, 61.8% in 2020, 56.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (5,557 individuals).