Jury Pool Profile

Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Democratic +10 (2024)

Population: 76,945
Median household income: $81,001
Unemployment: 3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 71,201 92.5%
Black or African American alone 619 0.8%
Asian alone 532 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 81 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 10 0.0%
Some other race alone 517 0.7%
Two or more races 3,985 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,904 2.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.5

Under 18 13,810 17.9%
18–24 7,890 10.3%
25–44 17,853 23.2%
45–64 20,750 27.0%
65 and over 16,642 21.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.0%; -0.12 pp vs. state
County GDP: $5.2B; 4.34% of state
Avg. annual pay: $59,392
Establishments: 2,280

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 6,815 21.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 6,810 21.9%
Manufacturing 4,939 15.9%
Leisure & hospitality 2,925 9.4%
Professional & business services 2,512 8.1%
Construction 2,030 6.5%
Other services 1,332 4.3%
Financial activities 1,010 3.2%
Information 289 0.9%
Public administration 217 0.7%
Natural resources & mining 209 0.7%
Unclassified 25 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 70.3%
Median gross rent: $1,220
Owner-occupied: 21,452
Renter-occupied: 9,067

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 45,200 votes cast

Democratic 24,579 54.4%
Republican 20,142 44.6%
Other / third-party 479 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 610 0.8%
French (incl. Cajun) 532 0.7%
Other Indo-European 274 0.4%
Slavic languages 248 0.3%
Other 222 0.3%
German 105 0.1%
Chinese 99 0.1%
Tagalog 94 0.1%
Arabic 34 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 33 0.0%
Vietnamese 8 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 30,519
Family households: 19,271; 63.1% of households
Married w/ children: 15,634
Single-mother households: 1,203
Veterans: 5,186; 8.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

23.6% overall adherence rate

Catholic 9,427 12.3%
Evangelical Protestant 4,213 5.5%
Mainline Protestant 2,797 3.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,484 1.9%
Orthodox 91 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.1%
With a disability: 14.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 35.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Cheshire County Superior Court
Judges: 2 (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: Keene

Court reference

Traffic safety context

New Hampshire statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 13; 20.59 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 12

NHTSA FARS 2023