Jury Pool Profile
Washington County, Virginia
- County seat
- Abingdon
- Judicial district
- 28th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 53,898
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 53,926.
At a glance
Washington County is a 53,898-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,570, $28,546 below the VA state median of $92,116; 26.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.2% 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 25.8% of covered employment, average pay $45,989/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 53,926
- Median household income
- $64,552
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 2%.
Washington County has a population of 53,926, with a median age of 46.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.5%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,570; 26.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 5,465 jobs; Education & health services, 5,306, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 25.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 25.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Washington County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.3% in 2024, 75.6% in 2020, 75.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (3,715 individuals).