Jury Pool Profile
Rockbridge County, Virginia
- County seat
- Lexington
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,663
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,531.
At a glance
Rockbridge County is a 22,663-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,191, $16,925 below the VA state median of $92,116; 32.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 25.4% of covered employment, average pay $42,160/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 22,531
- Median household income
- $65,469
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 3%.
Rockbridge County has a population of 22,531, with a median age of 49.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.1%; Black residents 3.1%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,191; 32.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 25% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 25.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Rockbridge County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.4% in 2024, 65.4% in 2020, 62.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Arabic. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (1,512 individuals).