Jury Pool Profile
Waynesboro City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Waynesboro
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 23,951
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,841.
At a glance
Waynesboro City is a 23,951-person venue. The city population is 74% White and 12% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,070, $28,046 below the VA state median of $92,116; 25.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.8% 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 32.0% of covered employment, average pay $34,669/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 53% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 22,841
- Median household income
- $59,994
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This city: 74% / 12%.
Waynesboro City has a population of 22,841, with a median age of 38.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 74.0%; Black residents 11.9%. Independently, 9.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,070; 25.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 32% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 32.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 15.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 52%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Waynesboro City was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 52.2% in 2024, 51.4% in 2020, 52.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (1,277 individuals).