Jury Pool Profile
Fresno County, California
- County seat
- Fresno
- Judicial district
- Fresno County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,035,456
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,016,725.
At a glance
Fresno County is a 1,035,456-person venue. The county population is 35% White (Census race-alone categories). 55% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 26.2%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $74,244, $25,886 below the CA state median of $100,130; 24.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 43.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (3.9%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.7% of covered employment, average pay $63,184/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.21%, above the 5.36% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 1,016,725
- Median household income
- $74,201
- Unemployment
- 8.2%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 35%; Black: 4%.
Fresno County has a population of 1,016,725, with a median age of 33.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 35.5%; Black residents 4.4%. Independently, 54.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,244; 24.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.21%, above the California state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Fresno County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.9% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.9% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 49.4% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 43.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
43.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic. Veterans account for 4.5% of the adult civilian population (32,718 individuals).