Jury Pool Profile
Salem City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Salem
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,816
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,618.
At a glance
Salem City is a 25,816-person venue. The city population is 82% White and 9% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,996, $25,120 below the VA state median of $92,116; 33.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.5% of covered employment, average pay $75,123/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.48%, below the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 59% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 25,618
- Median household income
- $66,725
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This city: 82% / 9%.
Salem City has a population of 25,618, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 82.5%; Black residents 8.7%. Independently, 4.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,996; 33.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.6% 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 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.48%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Salem City was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.1% in 2024, 58.9% in 2020, 59.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (1,459 individuals).