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Jury Pool Profile

Westmoreland County, Virginia

Republican +14 (2024)
Population
18,683
Median household income
$59,766
Unemployment
5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 11,895 63.7%
  • Black or African American alone 4,483 24.0%
  • Asian alone 203 1.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 22 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 731 3.9%
  • Two or more races 1,349 7.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,161 6.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 48

  • Under 18 3,407 18.2%
  • 18–24 1,105 5.9%
  • 25–44 3,961 21.2%
  • 45–64 5,286 28.3%
  • 65 and over 4,924 26.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.0%
+1.51 pp vs. state
County GDP
$666.0M
0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,691
Establishments
476

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 918 28.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 541 16.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 434 13.5%
  • Manufacturing 254 7.9%
  • Public administration 239 7.4%
  • Construction 235 7.3%
  • Professional & business services 213 6.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 185 5.7%
  • Other services 112 3.5%
  • Financial activities 64 2.0%
  • Information 14 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.1%
Median gross rent
$991
Owner-occupied
6,348
Renter-occupied
1,681

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,581 votes cast

  • Republican 6,003 56.7%
  • Democratic 4,491 42.4%
  • Other / third-party 87 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 779 4.4%
  • German 134 0.8%
  • Vietnamese 40 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 30 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 23 0.1%
  • Korean 15 0.1%
  • Arabic 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,029
Family households
4,580
57.0% of households
Married w/ children
3,097
Single-mother households
525
Veterans
1,836
12.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

43.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 4,774 25.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,085 11.3%
  • Catholic 1,200 6.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 8 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.5%
With a disability
18.1%
Bachelor's or higher
19.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
15th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
12 (Active Circuit Court judges per Va. Code § 17.1-507; vintage 2026 vacourts.gov)
Court seats
Bowling Green, Fredericksburg, Hanover, Heathsville, King George, Lancaster, Montross, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Stafford, Tappahannock, Warsaw

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Virginia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
13.09 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Westmoreland 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.