Jury Pool Profile
Morris County, New Jersey
- County seat
- Morristown
- Judicial district
- Vicinage 10
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 524,251
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 514,528.
At a glance
Morris County is a 524,251-person venue. The county population is 68% White (Census race-alone categories). 16% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $137,213, $33,011 above the NJ state median of $104,202; 57.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 26.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (5.8%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 25.3% of covered employment, average pay $147,012/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.02%, below 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
- 514,528
- Median household income
- $137,326
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 3%.
Morris County has a population of 514,528, with a median age of 42.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.3%; Black residents 3.3%. Independently, 16.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $137,213; 57.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 4.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Professional & business services, 76,269 jobs; Education & health services, 68,000, is within 20% of it.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 25.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.02%, below the New Jersey state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Morris County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.4% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 51.1% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 50.4% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 26.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
26.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 3.4% of the adult civilian population (13,940 individuals).