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Jury Pool Profile

Albany County, New York

Democratic +26 (2024)
Population
315,374
Median household income
$83,149
Unemployment
3.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 223,239 70.8%
  • Black or African American alone 38,696 12.3%
  • Asian alone 22,969 7.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 238 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 187 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 8,010 2.5%
  • Two or more races 22,035 7.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 22,163 7.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.3

  • Under 18 57,433 18.2%
  • 18–24 45,045 14.3%
  • 25–44 80,183 25.4%
  • 45–64 76,581 24.3%
  • 65 and over 56,132 17.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.4%
-1.01 pp vs. state
County GDP
$46.1B
1.99% of state
Avg. annual pay
$82,387
Establishments
11,137

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 56,599 24.3%
  • Public administration 44,688 19.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 38,706 16.6%
  • Professional & business services 33,241 14.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 15,257 6.5%
  • Financial activities 13,114 5.6%
  • Manufacturing 8,640 3.7%
  • Other services 8,469 3.6%
  • Construction 8,196 3.5%
  • Information 4,234 1.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 866 0.4%
  • Unclassified 674 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
56.7%
Median gross rent
$1,252
Owner-occupied
75,285
Renter-occupied
57,443

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 147,149 votes cast

  • Democratic 92,589 62.9%
  • Republican 54,560 37.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

85.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 10,597 3.5%
  • Other Indo-European 9,848 3.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 4,899 1.6%
  • Chinese 3,691 1.2%
  • Slavic languages 3,412 1.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 2,250 0.7%
  • Other 2,220 0.7%
  • Arabic 2,035 0.7%
  • Tagalog 1,426 0.5%
  • German 839 0.3%
  • Vietnamese 754 0.3%
  • Korean 589 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
132,728
Family households
71,814
54.1% of households
Married w/ children
52,477
Single-mother households
7,515
Veterans
12,847
5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.4% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 85,449 27.1%
  • Evangelical Protestant 20,446 6.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 18,800 6.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 13,342 4.2%
  • Black Protestant 6,148 2.0%
  • Orthodox 1,755 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
97.0%
With a disability
12.5%
Bachelor's or higher
45.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Judicial District Supreme Court
Judges
12 (Elected Supreme Court Justices per Judicial District (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction). Excludes Acting Supreme Court Justices designated from lower courts (would roughly double the bench in NYC + Long Island). Vintage 2026 nycourts.gov + Judiciary Law § 140-a; counts are approximate and shift with vacancies/redistributions.)
Court seats
Albany, Catskill, Hudson, Kingston, Monticello, Schoharie, Troy

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New York statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
24
9.3 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
24

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Albany County, New York 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.