Jury Pool Profile
Hudson County, New Jersey
- County seat
- Jersey City
- Judicial district
- Vicinage 6
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 735,033
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 718,323.
At a glance
Hudson County is a 735,033-person venue. The county population is 32% White and 12% Black (Census race-alone categories). 41% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $93,468, $10,734 below the NJ state median of $104,202; 48.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 56.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (8.4%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.6% of covered employment, average pay $71,685/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.38%, below the 5.04% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 718,323
- Median household income
- $91,795
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 32%; Black: 12%.
Hudson County has a population of 718,323, with a median age of 35.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 32.2%; Black residents 11.9%. Independently, 40.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $93,468; 48.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 66,878 jobs; Education & health services, 56,998, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.38%, below the New Jersey state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hudson County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.6% in 2024, 72.4% in 2020, 74.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 56.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
56.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Arabic. Veterans account for 1.7% of the adult civilian population (9,900 individuals).