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Jury Pool Profile

Broome County, New York

Democratic +0 (2024)
Population
197,738
Median household income
$61,059
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 161,027 81.4%
  • Black or African American alone 10,789 5.5%
  • Asian alone 9,873 5.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 273 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 92 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 3,918 2.0%
  • Two or more races 11,766 6.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10,648 5.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.4

  • Under 18 38,153 19.3%
  • 18–24 28,705 14.5%
  • 25–44 43,673 22.1%
  • 45–64 47,834 24.2%
  • 65 and over 39,373 19.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
-0.17 pp vs. state
County GDP
$12.2B
0.52% of state
Avg. annual pay
$61,392
Establishments
4,376

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 27,790 33.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 17,442 21.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 8,365 10.1%
  • Manufacturing 6,914 8.3%
  • Professional & business services 6,461 7.8%
  • Construction 3,648 4.4%
  • Public administration 3,476 4.2%
  • Other services 3,118 3.8%
  • Financial activities 2,536 3.1%
  • Information 992 1.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 205 0.2%
  • Unclassified 158 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
64.6%
Median gross rent
$914
Owner-occupied
52,810
Renter-occupied
28,971

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 89,905 votes cast

  • Democratic 45,142 50.2%
  • Republican 44,763 49.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.1% speak only English at home

  • Other Indo-European 4,121 2.2%
  • Spanish 4,013 2.1%
  • Chinese 2,442 1.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 1,607 0.9%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 1,176 0.6%
  • Slavic languages 996 0.5%
  • Arabic 683 0.4%
  • German 511 0.3%
  • Other 436 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 333 0.2%
  • Korean 305 0.2%
  • Tagalog 46 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
81,781
Family households
45,648
55.8% of households
Married w/ children
32,988
Single-mother households
4,972
Veterans
10,015
6.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

45.1% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 48,916 24.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 18,625 9.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 14,580 7.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5,591 2.8%
  • Orthodox 1,705 0.9%
  • Black Protestant 220 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.3%
With a disability
15.8%
Bachelor's or higher
30.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
6th Judicial District Supreme Court
Judges
9 (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
Binghamton, Cooperstown, Cortland, Delhi, Elmira, Ithaca, Norwich, Owego, Wampsville, Watkins Glen

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New York statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
4.39 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
7

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Broome 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.