Jury Pool Profile
Upshur County, West Virginia
- County seat
- Buckhannon
- Judicial district
- 18th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 23,758
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 23,712.
At a glance
Upshur County is a 23,758-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,994, $3,668 below the WV state median of $60,662; 18.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.3% of covered employment, average pay $53,029/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.92%, above the 4.44% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 23,712
- Median household income
- $54,338
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Upshur County has a population of 23,712, with a median age of 42.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.1%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,994; 18.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.92%, above the West Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Upshur County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.4% in 2024, 76.0% in 2020, 75.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Arabic. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (1,411 individuals).