Jury Pool Profile
Wise County, Virginia
- County seat
- Wise
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 34,824
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 35,448.
At a glance
Wise County is a 34,824-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,925, $38,191 below the VA state median of $92,116; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% 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 30.4% of covered employment, average pay $53,007/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 35,448
- Median household income
- $52,943
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 5%.
Wise County has a population of 35,448, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.2%; Black residents 4.9%. Independently, 1.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,925; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wise County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.4% in 2024, 80.4% in 2020, 79.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (2,007 individuals).