Jury Pool Profile
Roane County, West Virginia
- County seat
- Spencer
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,317
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,786.
At a glance
Roane County is a 13,317-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,728, $10,934 below the WV state median of $60,662; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.9% of covered employment, average pay $53,708/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.52%, above the 4.44% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,786
- Median household income
- $45,778
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 0%.
Roane County has a population of 13,786, with a median age of 46.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.9%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 1.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,728; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 35% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 5.6% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.52%, above the West Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Roane County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.9% in 2024, 73.1% in 2020, 72.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (897 individuals).