Jury Pool Profile
Burlington County, New Jersey
- County seat
- Mount Holly
- Judicial district
- Vicinage 3
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 481,439
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 467,805.
At a glance
Burlington County is a 481,439-person venue. The county population is 64% White and 16% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $106,525, $2,323 above the NJ state median of $104,202; 42.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (3.3%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.3% of covered employment, average pay $59,110/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, below the 5.04% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 467,805
- Median household income
- $108,111
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 16%.
Burlington County has a population of 467,805, with a median age of 41.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.4%; Black residents 16.3%. Independently, 9.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $106,525; 42.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 52,143 jobs; Education & health services, 51,797, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, below the New Jersey state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Burlington County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.6% in 2024, 58.9% in 2020, 55.6% 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'). 14.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (23,954 individuals).