Jury Pool Profile
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- County seat
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 155,388
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 146,603.
At a glance
Spotsylvania County is a 155,388-person venue. The county population is 63% White and 17% Black (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $107,892, $15,776 above the VA state median of $92,116; 34.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.5% 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 27.4% of covered employment, average pay $49,683/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.68%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 146,603
- Median household income
- $112,738
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 17%.
Spotsylvania County has a population of 146,603, with a median age of 38.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.4%; Black residents 16.9%. Independently, 13.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $107,892; 34.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 10,414 jobs; Education & health services, 10,413, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 27.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.68%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Spotsylvania County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.7% in 2024, 52.3% in 2020, 55.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 75% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 13.1% of the adult civilian population (14,363 individuals).