Jury Pool Profile
Northwest Hills County, Connecticut
- Planning region seat
- Torrington
- Judicial district
- Litchfield Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 114,690
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 113,216.
At a glance
Northwest Hills Planning Region is a 114,690-person venue. The planning region population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $95,471; 39.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (2.2%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.2% of covered employment, average pay $65,608/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.49%, level with the 4.76% state average.
- Population
- 113,216
- Median household income
- $93,551
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This planning region: 84% / 3%.
Northwest Hills Planning Region has a population of 113,216, with a median age of 47.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.5%; Black residents 2.8%. Independently, 8.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $95,471; 39.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.6% 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 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.49%, level with the Connecticut state average.
Political composition
Planning Region-level election results not available.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.4% 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 5.8% of the adult civilian population (5,412 individuals).