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Jury Pool Profile

Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Republican +7 (2024)
Population
129,448
Median household income
$139,453
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 108,341 83.7%
  • Black or African American alone 3,394 2.6%
  • Asian alone 5,841 4.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 148 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 38 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 2,752 2.1%
  • Two or more races 8,934 6.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11,451 8.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46.2

  • Under 18 24,848 19.2%
  • 18–24 10,288 7.9%
  • 25–44 27,484 21.2%
  • 45–64 40,755 31.5%
  • 65 and over 26,073 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
-1.17 pp vs. state
County GDP
$9.9B
1.17% of state
Avg. annual pay
$75,099
Establishments
4,073

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 11,178 24.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 8,508 18.2%
  • Professional & business services 6,604 14.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 4,642 9.9%
  • Construction 3,530 7.6%
  • Financial activities 3,452 7.4%
  • Manufacturing 2,930 6.3%
  • Other services 2,113 4.5%
  • Public administration 2,055 4.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 1,161 2.5%
  • Information 301 0.6%
  • Unclassified 191 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
84.8%
Median gross rent
$1,707
Owner-occupied
42,670
Renter-occupied
7,652

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 80,925 votes cast

  • Republican 42,391 52.4%
  • Democratic 36,995 45.7%
  • Other / third-party 1,539 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

86.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 6,604 5.3%
  • Other Indo-European 4,242 3.4%
  • Slavic languages 1,673 1.4%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 1,036 0.8%
  • Chinese 763 0.6%
  • Tagalog 624 0.5%
  • German 549 0.4%
  • Arabic 533 0.4%
  • Other 513 0.4%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 369 0.3%
  • Korean 176 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 60 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
50,322
Family households
36,378
72.3% of households
Married w/ children
31,159
Single-mother households
1,543
Veterans
4,774
4.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

39.0% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 34,583 26.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 8,920 6.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 3,376 2.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,917 2.3%
  • Orthodox 555 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
97.1%
With a disability
9.0%
Bachelor's or higher
56.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Vicinage 13
Judges
21 (Superior Court judges administered through this vicinage; vintage 2026 njcourts.gov roster)
Court seats
Belvidere, Flemington, Somerville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New Jersey statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
3.82 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Hunterdon County, New Jersey to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.