Jury Pool Profile
Cumberland County, New Jersey
- County seat
- Bridgeton
- Judicial district
- Vicinage 15
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 157,148
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 153,305.
At a glance
Cumberland County is a 157,148-person venue. The county population is 47% White and 17% Black (Census race-alone categories). 36% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 40.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $66,986, $37,216 below the NJ state median of $104,202; 18.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 30.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.7% of covered employment, average pay $63,372/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.5%, above the 5.04% 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
- 153,305
- Median household income
- $67,436
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 47%; Black: 17%.
Cumberland County has a population of 153,305, with a median age of 37.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 46.9%; Black residents 17.2%. Independently, 35.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,986; 18.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 17,342 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 14,494, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.5%, above the New Jersey state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Cumberland County was carried by the Republican candidate with 51.3% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.3% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 51.0% 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'). 30.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
30.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.0% of the adult civilian population (5,802 individuals).