Jury Pool Profile

Belknap County, New Hampshire

Republican +13 (2024)

Population: 64,300
Median household income: $87,983
Unemployment: 3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 60,290 93.8%
Black or African American alone 405 0.6%
Asian alone 769 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 33 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 13 0.0%
Some other race alone 834 1.3%
Two or more races 1,956 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,387 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 48.3

Under 18 11,377 17.7%
18–24 4,109 6.4%
25–44 14,188 22.1%
45–64 19,600 30.5%
65 and over 15,026 23.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.0%; -0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP: $4.3B; 3.6% of state
Avg. annual pay: $56,999
Establishments: 2,240

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 6,275 24.3%
Education & health services 5,271 20.4%
Leisure & hospitality 4,499 17.4%
Professional & business services 2,179 8.4%
Manufacturing 2,077 8.0%
Construction 1,619 6.3%
Public administration 1,260 4.9%
Other services 880 3.4%
Financial activities 673 2.6%
Information 211 0.8%
Natural resources & mining 145 0.6%
Unclassified 24 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.7%
Median gross rent: $1,184
Owner-occupied: 20,553
Renter-occupied: 5,565

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 40,550 votes cast

Republican 22,765 56.1%
Democratic 17,469 43.1%
Other / third-party 316 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.5% speak only English at home

French (incl. Cajun) 518 0.8%
Other Indo-European 477 0.8%
Spanish 449 0.7%
German 184 0.3%
Tagalog 141 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 132 0.2%
Slavic languages 130 0.2%
Korean 48 0.1%
Vietnamese 38 0.1%
Chinese 30 0.0%
Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 26,118
Family households: 17,306; 66.3% of households
Married w/ children: 13,860
Single-mother households: 1,218
Veterans: 5,377; 10.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.4% overall adherence rate

Catholic 10,353 16.3%
Evangelical Protestant 6,080 9.5%
Mainline Protestant 3,851 6.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 968 1.5%
Orthodox 35 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.9%
With a disability: 16.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 32.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Belknap County Superior Court
Judges: 1 (New Hampshire Superior Court Justice — approximate primary/resident assignment per county branch. NH has ~24 Justices statewide who rotate assignments among the 10 county branches under a unified bench (RSA § 491), so any given trial day's working bench may differ from this count. Hillsborough County uniquely operates two branches (Manchester / North and Nashua / South). Vintage 2026 courts.nh.gov roster.)
Court seats: Laconia

Court reference

Traffic safety context

New Hampshire statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 8; 15.12 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 7

NHTSA FARS 2023