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Jury Pool Profile

Rockbridge County, Virginia

Republican +34 (2024)
Population
22,578
Median household income
$63,975
Unemployment
3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 20,222 89.6%
  • Black or African American alone 896 4.0%
  • Asian alone 173 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 87 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 447 2.0%
  • Two or more races 753 3.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 512 2.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 49.7

  • Under 18 3,989 17.7%
  • 18–24 1,587 7.0%
  • 25–44 4,641 20.6%
  • 45–64 6,313 28.0%
  • 65 and over 6,048 26.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.3%
-0.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.8B
Avg. annual pay
$44,224
Establishments
562

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,455 23.8%
  • Education & health services 1,264 20.7%
  • Manufacturing 859 14.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 800 13.1%
  • Construction 482 7.9%
  • Public administration 403 6.6%
  • Professional & business services 302 4.9%
  • Other services 242 4.0%
  • Financial activities 177 2.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 75 1.2%
  • Information 27 0.4%
  • Unclassified 25 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.4%
Median gross rent
$956
Owner-occupied
7,492
Renter-occupied
2,060

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,752 votes cast

  • Republican 8,468 66.4%
  • Democratic 4,160 32.6%
  • Other / third-party 124 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 244 1.1%
  • Korean 70 0.3%
  • Arabic 35 0.2%
  • Tagalog 25 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 21 0.1%
  • German 20 0.1%
  • Chinese 10 0.0%
  • Other 10 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,552
Family households
6,414
67.1% of households
Married w/ children
4,792
Single-mother households
455
Veterans
1,709
9.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

34.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 4,138 18.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,262 10.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,132 5.0%
  • Black Protestant 170 0.8%
  • Orthodox 6 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.7%
With a disability
17.7%
Bachelor's or higher
31.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
25th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
6 (Active Circuit Court judges per Va. Code § 17.1-507; vintage 2026 vacourts.gov)
Court seats
Buena Vista, Covington, Fincastle, Lexington, Monterey, New Castle, Staunton, Warm Springs, Waynesboro

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Virginia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
21.52 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Rockbridge County, Virginia to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.