Jury Pool Profile
Westmoreland County, Virginia
- County seat
- Montross
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,715
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,826.
At a glance
Westmoreland County is a 19,715-person venue. The county population is 63% White and 23% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $70,072, $22,044 below the VA state median of $92,116; 22.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.4% of covered employment, average pay $46,377/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.18%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 57% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 18,826
- Median household income
- $63,398
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 23%.
Westmoreland County has a population of 18,826, with a median age of 47.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.8%; Black residents 23.5%. Independently, 6.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,072; 22.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.18%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Westmoreland County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.7% in 2024, 53.5% in 2020, 52.2% 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'). 7.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 10.5% of the adult civilian population (1,599 individuals).