Jury Pool Profile
Wythe County, Virginia
- County seat
- Wytheville
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 27,983
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 28,188.
At a glance
Wythe County is a 27,983-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,294, $29,822 below the VA state median of $92,116; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% 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 22.5% of covered employment, average pay $49,981/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.19%, above the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 28,188
- Median household income
- $57,745
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 2%.
Wythe County has a population of 28,188, with a median age of 46.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.1%; Black residents 2.3%. Independently, 1.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,294; 19.4% 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: Education & health services, 2,608 jobs; Manufacturing, 2,519, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.5% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 21.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.19%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wythe County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.5% in 2024, 77.8% in 2020, 75.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (1,636 individuals).