Jury Pool Profile
Sussex County, New Jersey
- County seat
- Newton
- Judicial district
- Vicinage 10
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 148,063
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 145,807.
At a glance
Sussex County is a 148,063-person venue. The county population is 82% White (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $114,993, $10,791 above the NJ state median of $104,202; 40.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 12.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.0% of covered employment, average pay $63,118/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.54%, below the 5.04% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 145,807
- Median household income
- $116,186
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 2%.
Sussex County has a population of 145,807, with a median age of 43.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 82.3%; Black residents 1.9%. Independently, 11.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $114,993; 40.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.54%, below the New Jersey state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sussex County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.6% in 2024, 58.5% in 2020, 62.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 12.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
12.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 4.8% of the adult civilian population (5,683 individuals).