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Jury Pool Profile

Tazewell County, Virginia

Republican +69 (2024)
Population
39,933
Median household income
$45,788
Unemployment
5.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 37,261 93.3%
  • Black or African American alone 1,458 3.7%
  • Asian alone 265 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 4 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 140 0.4%
  • Two or more races 805 2.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 518 1.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45

  • Under 18 7,935 19.9%
  • 18–24 3,078 7.7%
  • 25–44 8,963 22.4%
  • 45–64 10,669 26.7%
  • 65 and over 9,288 23.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.4%
+1.91 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.7B
0.23% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,784
Establishments
1,000

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 3,841 28.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,400 24.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,227 8.9%
  • Manufacturing 1,085 7.9%
  • Public administration 1,062 7.7%
  • Professional & business services 870 6.3%
  • Other services 810 5.9%
  • Construction 549 4.0%
  • Financial activities 396 2.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 365 2.7%
  • Information 75 0.5%
  • Unclassified 32 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.0%
Median gross rent
$738
Owner-occupied
11,652
Renter-occupied
4,299

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 19,858 votes cast

  • Republican 16,711 84.2%
  • Democratic 3,030 15.3%
  • Other / third-party 117 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 356 0.9%
  • Other Indo-European 160 0.4%
  • German 91 0.2%
  • Arabic 61 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 38 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 18 0.0%
  • Other 14 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
15,951
Family households
10,356
64.9% of households
Married w/ children
7,755
Single-mother households
1,126
Veterans
2,343
7.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

31.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 6,797 16.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 4,431 11.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,308 3.2%
  • Black Protestant 150 0.4%
  • Catholic 40 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.3%
With a disability
20.2%
Bachelor's or higher
16.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
29th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Active Circuit Court judges per Va. Code § 17.1-507; vintage 2026 vacourts.gov)
Court seats
Clintwood, Grundy, Lebanon, Tazewell

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Virginia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
15.63 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Tazewell 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 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.