Jury Pool Profile
Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut
- Planning region seat
- Middletown
- Judicial district
- Middlesex Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 177,311
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 175,822.
At a glance
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is a 177,311-person venue. The planning region population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $101,937, $6,267 above the CT state median of $95,670; 46.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (2.3%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.5% of covered employment, average pay $69,524/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.16%, level with the 4.76% state average.
- Population
- 175,822
- Median household income
- $104,428
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This planning region: 81% / 5%.
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has a population of 175,822, with a median age of 45.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.8%; Black residents 4.9%. Independently, 7.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $101,937; 46.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.16%, level with the Connecticut state average.
Political composition
Planning Region-level election results not available.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.7% 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 5.8% of the adult civilian population (8,513 individuals).