Jury Pool Profile
Southampton County, Virginia
- County seat
- Courtland
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,110
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,964.
At a glance
Southampton County is an 18,110-person venue. The county population is 61% White and 29% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $70,013, $22,103 below the VA state median of $92,116; 20.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 23.3% of covered employment, average pay $56,638/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.73%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,964
- Median household income
- $70,795
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 61% / 29%.
Southampton County has a population of 17,964, with a median age of 47.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.4%; Black residents 29.2%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,013; 20.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Public administration, 814 jobs; Education & health services, 765, is within 20% of it.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 23.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.73%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Southampton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.4% in 2024, 58.6% in 2020, 56.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Arabic. Veterans account for 11.2% of the adult civilian population (1,619 individuals).