Jury Pool Profile

Coos County, New Hampshire

Republican +14 (2024)

Population: 31,386
Median household income: $58,439
Unemployment: 3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 29,611 94.3%
Black or African American alone 536 1.7%
Asian alone 82 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 44 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
Some other race alone 86 0.3%
Two or more races 1,026 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 715 2.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 49.9

Under 18 5,030 16.0%
18–24 1,859 5.9%
25–44 6,937 22.1%
45–64 9,645 30.7%
65 and over 7,915 25.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.1%; -0.04 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.8B; 1.52% of state
Avg. annual pay: $53,380
Establishments: 1,043

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 2,432 20.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,403 20.2%
Education & health services 1,849 15.6%
Professional & business services 747 6.3%
Public administration 644 5.4%
Manufacturing 642 5.4%
Construction 581 4.9%
Financial activities 279 2.3%
Other services 183 1.5%
Natural resources & mining 146 1.2%
Information 60 0.5%
Unclassified 2 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.0%
Median gross rent: $843
Owner-occupied: 10,225
Renter-occupied: 3,593

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 17,230 votes cast

Republican 9,731 56.5%
Democratic 7,355 42.7%
Other / third-party 144 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.1% speak only English at home

French (incl. Cajun) 1,547 5.1%
Spanish 481 1.6%
Other Indo-European 223 0.7%
Slavic languages 40 0.1%
Korean 23 0.1%
Other 23 0.1%
German 21 0.1%
Arabic 10 0.0%
Chinese 9 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 6 0.0%
Vietnamese 5 0.0%
Tagalog 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 13,818
Family households: 8,259; 59.8% of households
Married w/ children: 6,596
Single-mother households: 570
Veterans: 2,687; 10.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

32.3% overall adherence rate

Catholic 6,133 19.6%
Mainline Protestant 1,529 4.9%
Evangelical Protestant 1,295 4.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,128 3.6%
Orthodox 20 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.0%
With a disability: 21.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Coos 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: Lancaster

Court reference

Traffic safety context

New Hampshire statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 11.38 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023