Jury Pool Profile
Union County, New Jersey
- County seat
- Elizabeth
- Judicial district
- Vicinage 12
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 601,863
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 579,290.
At a glance
Union County is a 601,863-person venue. The county population is 39% White and 20% Black (Census race-alone categories). 35% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $101,023, $3,179 below the NJ state median of $104,202; 38.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 47.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (6.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.1% of covered employment, average pay $70,125/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.05%, above the 5.04% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 61% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 579,290
- Median household income
- $103,202
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 39%; Black: 20%.
Union County has a population of 579,290, with a median age of 39.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 39.4%; Black residents 19.9%. Independently, 35.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $101,023; 38.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 57,978 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 55,986, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.05%, above the New Jersey state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Union County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.2% in 2024, 67.0% in 2020, 66.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 47.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
47.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 2.5% of the adult civilian population (11,260 individuals).