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Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Republican +8.6 (2024)
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?

Racially mixed

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.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 89,359 61.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19,628 13.4%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 24,495 16.7%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 3,901 2.7%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 8,353 5.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 166 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 131 0.1%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 570 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 38.6

  • Under 18 35,744 24.4%
  • 18–24 12,107 8.3%
  • 25–44 38,349 26.2%
  • 45–64 38,181 26.0%
  • 65 and over 22,222 15.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$107,892
90% interval $100,213–$115,571
+$15,776 vs VA · 18th of 133
Below poverty line
7.0%
90% interval 5.5%–8.5%
−2.8 pp vs VA · 116th of 133

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Led by trade & transportation and healthcare & education

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.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.7%
+0.02 pp vs. state
County GDP
$10.2B
Avg. annual pay
$54,289
Establishments
3,640

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 10,414 27.4%
  • Education & health services 10,413 27.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 5,086 13.4%
  • Professional & business services 4,355 11.4%
  • Construction 2,206 5.8%
  • Other services 1,710 4.5%
  • Public administration 1,307 3.4%
  • Financial activities 1,132 3.0%
  • Manufacturing 726 1.9%
  • Information 433 1.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 129 0.3%
  • Unclassified 127 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
80.1%
+12.8 pp vs VA · 32nd of 133
Median gross rent
$1,779
+$200 vs VA · 12th of 133
Owner-occupied
42,045
Renter-occupied
10,436

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 68% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Public administration, $88,511/yr) pays 3.4× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $26,195/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 10 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently Republican

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.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 79,209 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201655.8%39.0%
202052.3%45.6%
202453.7%45.1%
  • Republican 42,531 53.7%
  • Democratic 35,747 45.1%
  • Other / third-party 931 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-dominant, linguistically diverse

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).

Languages spoken at home

85.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 13,180 9.5%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 887 0.6%
  • Arabic 744 0.5%
  • Korean 521 0.4%
  • Chinese 461 0.3%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 313 0.2%
  • German or other West Germanic 294 0.2%
  • Tagalog 243 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 164 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
52,481
Family households
39,433
75.1% of households
Married couples w/ children
12,838
32.6% of families
Single-mother families
2,744
7.0% of families
Veterans
14,363
13.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

40.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 38,468 27.5%
  • Catholic 10,023 7.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5,523 3.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,109 1.5%
  • Black Protestant 210 0.1%
  • Orthodox 120 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.4%
±0.6 pp
Uninsured
6.6%
±0.6 pp
57th of 133
With a disability
10.9%
±0.6 pp
115th of 133
Bachelor's or higher
34.9%
±1.4 pp
−7.3 pp vs VA · 37th of 133
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
8.2%
90% interval 7.4%–9.0% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
15th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
12 (Active Circuit Court judges per Va. Code § 17.1-507; vintage 2026 vacourts.gov)
Court seats
Bowling Green, Fredericksburg, Hanover, Heathsville, King George, Lancaster, Montross, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Stafford, Tappahannock, Warsaw

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Spotsylvania totals, 2024

Traffic fatalities
21
18.94 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
20

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Spotsylvania 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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