Jury Pool Profile
Suffolk City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Suffolk
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 104,699
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 98,796.
At a glance
Suffolk City is a 104,699-person venue. The city population is 47% White and 42% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $93,557, $1,441 above the VA state median of $92,116; 33.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.3% 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 35.0% of covered employment, average pay $42,241/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.87%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 98,796
- Median household income
- $92,666
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 47%; Black: 42%.
Suffolk City has a population of 98,796, with a median age of 38.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 46.5%; Black residents 42.0%. Independently, 5.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $93,557; 33.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 35% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 35.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.87%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Suffolk City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.3% in 2024, 57.8% in 2020, 54.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 15.4% of the adult civilian population (11,128 individuals).