Jury Pool Profile
Western Connecticut County, Connecticut
- Planning region seat
- Stamford
- Judicial district
- Stamford-Norwalk Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 640,482
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 627,071.
At a glance
Western Connecticut Planning Region is a 640,482-person venue. The planning region population is 61% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). 21% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $130,842, $35,172 above the CT state median of $95,670; 55.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 29.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (6.0%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.2% of covered employment, average pay $81,465/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.28%, level with the 4.76% state average.
- Population
- 627,071
- Median household income
- $128,188
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This planning region: 61% / 10%.
Western Connecticut Planning Region has a population of 627,071, with a median age of 41.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.1%; Black residents 9.8%. Independently, 20.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $130,842; 55.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.8% 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 24% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.28%, level with the Connecticut state average.
Political composition
Planning Region-level election results not available.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 29.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
29.7% 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 3.1% of the adult civilian population (15,100 individuals).