Jury Pool Profile
Somerset County, New Jersey
- County seat
- Somerville
- Judicial district
- Vicinage 13
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 356,486
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 349,846.
At a glance
Somerset County is a 356,486-person venue. The county population is 52% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). 18% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $134,499, $30,297 above the NJ state median of $104,202; 57.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 34.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (8.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 25.2% of covered employment, average pay $164,890/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, below the 5.04% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 349,846
- Median household income
- $140,374
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 52% / 10%.
Somerset County has a population of 349,846, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 51.6%; Black residents 9.5%. Independently, 17.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $134,499; 57.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Professional & business services, 48,439 jobs; Education & health services, 40,517, is within 20% of it.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 25.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, 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.
Somerset County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.7% in 2024, 59.5% in 2020, 54.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 34.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
34.7% 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 3.2% of the adult civilian population (8,875 individuals).