Jury Pool Profile
Bergen County, New Jersey
- County seat
- Hackensack
- Judicial district
- Vicinage 2
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 977,026
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 962,316.
At a glance
Bergen County is a 977,026-person venue. The county population is 55% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). 23% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $121,894, $17,692 above the NJ state median of $104,202; 53.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 42.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (5.9%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.9% of covered employment, average pay $79,010/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.98%, below the 5.04% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 962,316
- Median household income
- $124,884
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 55% / 6%.
Bergen County has a population of 962,316, with a median age of 42.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.1%; Black residents 5.8%. Independently, 22.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $121,894; 53.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.98%, below the New Jersey state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bergen County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 50.7% in 2024, 57.5% in 2020, 54.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 42.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
42.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 2.9% of the adult civilian population (22,085 individuals).