Jury Pool Profile
Rockingham County, New Hampshire
- County seat
- Brentwood
- Judicial district
- Rockingham County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 324,077
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 319,082.
At a glance
Rockingham County is a 324,077-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $119,559, $19,195 above the NH state median of $100,364; 45.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.3% of covered employment, average pay $62,520/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.27%, above the 3.09% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 319,082
- Median household income
- $118,331
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 1%.
Rockingham County has a population of 319,082, with a median age of 45.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.6%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 3.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $119,559; 45.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Trade, transportation & utilities (24.3%).
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.27%, above the New Hampshire state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Rockingham County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.8% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.3% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 50.5% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (19,056 individuals).