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Jury Pool Profile

Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut

Planning region seat
Killingly
Judicial district
Windham Judicial District Superior Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
98,096
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 96,312.

At a glance

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is a 98,096-person venue. The planning region population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $95,324; 26.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.1% of covered employment, average pay $55,926/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.14%, level with the 4.76% state average.

Population
96,312
Median household income
$90,589
Unemployment
5.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This planning region: 87% / 1%.

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has a population of 96,312, with a median age of 44.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.3%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 5.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $95,324; 26.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.7% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 83,085 86.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5,051 5.2%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,391 1.4%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1,298 1.3%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 4,864 5.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 64 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 58 0.1%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 501 0.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 44.1

  • Under 18 17,754 18.4%
  • 18–24 6,848 7.1%
  • 25–44 24,659 25.6%
  • 45–64 28,017 29.1%
  • 65 and over 19,034 19.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$95,324
90% interval $88,735–$101,913
−$346 vs CT · 4th of 9
Below poverty line
7.7%
90% interval 5.9%–9.5%
−2.4 pp vs CT · 8th of 9

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.14%, level with the Connecticut state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.1%
County GDP
$5.4B
1.52% of state
Avg. annual pay
$60,440
Establishments
3,034

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 8,462 29.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 5,920 20.4%
  • Professional & business services 1,825 6.3%
  • Public administration 1,004 3.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 30 0.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 24 0.1%

The sectors listed cover 59.4% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
77.3%
+10.8 pp vs CT · 1st of 9
Median gross rent
$1,155
−$333 vs CT · 9th of 9
Owner-occupied
30,453
Renter-occupied
8,959

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 56% of the planning region workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Compressed wage spread

    Highest-paid sector pays only 1.4× the lowest ($79,687 vs $55,926/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

  • Small-business scale

    Average establishment employs only 9.6 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Planning Region-level election results not available.

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

6.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (6,134 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

93.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,352 2.6%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 865 0.9%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 603 0.7%
  • Chinese 334 0.4%
  • Tagalog 145 0.2%
  • German or other West Germanic 144 0.2%
  • Korean 77 0.1%
  • Arabic 17 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 16 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
39,412
Family households
26,346
66.8% of households
Married couples w/ children
6,739
25.6% of families
Single-mother families
2,231
8.5% of families
Veterans
6,134
7.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Health & education
Health insured
96.2%
±0.5 pp
Uninsured
3.8%
±0.5 pp
8th of 9
With a disability
14.2%
±1 pp
2nd of 9
Bachelor's or higher
26.1%
±1.6 pp
−16.4 pp vs CT · 9th of 9
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
5.9%
90% interval 5.2%–6.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Windham Judicial District Superior Court
Court seats
Putnam
Court reference

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the planning region, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2020 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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