Jury Pool Profile
Winchester City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Winchester
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 28,272
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 27,913.
At a glance
Winchester City is a 28,272-person venue. The city population is 62% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). 21% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $64,655, $27,461 below the VA state median of $92,116; 31.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 38.9% of covered employment, average pay $75,025/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.63%, below the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 55% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 27,913
- Median household income
- $63,974
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This city: 62% / 8%.
Winchester City has a population of 27,913, with a median age of 36.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.3%; Black residents 7.9%. Independently, 21.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,655; 31.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.7% 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 39% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 38.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.63%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Winchester City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 54.2% in 2024, 54.6% in 2020, 48.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 4.6% of the adult civilian population (988 individuals).