Jury Pool Profile
York County, Virginia
- County seat
- Yorktown
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 71,374
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 71,005.
At a glance
York County is a 71,374-person venue. The county population is 68% White and 13% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $109,281, $17,165 above the VA state median of $92,116; 50.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.9% of covered employment, average pay $63,922/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.43%, below the 3.66% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 55% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 71,005
- Median household income
- $109,956
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 13%.
York County has a population of 71,005, with a median age of 39.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.2%; Black residents 13.1%. Independently, 7.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $109,281; 50.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 5,166 jobs; Leisure & hospitality, 4,362, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.9% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.43%, below the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
York County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 52.4% in 2024, 52.2% in 2020, 55.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Korean. Veterans account for 17.5% of the adult civilian population (8,765 individuals).