Jury Pool Profile
Capitol County, Connecticut
- Planning region seat
- Hartford
- Judicial district
- Hartford Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 994,115
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 977,290.
At a glance
Capitol Planning Region is a 994,115-person venue. The planning region population is 64% White and 12% Black (Census race-alone categories). 18% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $93,478, $2,192 below the CT state median of $95,670; 42.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 24.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (3.8%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.2% of covered employment, average pay $71,872/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.98%, level with the 4.76% state average.
- Population
- 977,290
- Median household income
- $93,394
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This planning region: 64% / 12%.
Capitol Planning Region has a population of 977,290, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.8%; Black residents 12.5%. Independently, 17.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $93,478; 42.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.98%, level with the Connecticut state average.
Political composition
Planning Region-level election results not available.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 24.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
24.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 4.5% of the adult civilian population (35,313 individuals).