Jury Pool Profile
Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut
- Planning region seat
- Norwich
- Judicial district
- New London Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 284,015
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 279,971.
At a glance
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is a 284,015-person venue. The planning region population is 74% White and 5% Black (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $89,230, $6,440 below the CT state median of $95,670; 35.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.4% of covered employment, average pay $67,029/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.71%, level with the 4.76% state average.
- Population
- 279,971
- Median household income
- $86,586
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This planning region: 74% / 5%.
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has a population of 279,971, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 74.1%; Black residents 5.4%. Independently, 15.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $89,230; 35.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.6% 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 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.4% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 18.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.71%, 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'). 15.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (17,652 individuals).