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Jury Pool Profile

Clinton County, New York

Republican +2 (2024)
Population
78,961
Median household income
$69,208
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 71,102 90.0%
  • Black or African American alone 2,474 3.1%
  • Asian alone 1,150 1.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 239 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 28 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 1,058 1.3%
  • Two or more races 2,910 3.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,714 3.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.5

  • Under 18 14,380 18.2%
  • 18–24 9,676 12.3%
  • 25–44 19,158 24.3%
  • 45–64 21,300 27.0%
  • 65 and over 14,447 18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
-0.35 pp vs. state
County GDP
$4.9B
0.21% of state
Avg. annual pay
$59,550
Establishments
1,948

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 8,654 26.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 7,713 23.9%
  • Manufacturing 3,022 9.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,769 8.6%
  • Professional & business services 2,019 6.3%
  • Public administration 1,918 5.9%
  • Construction 1,060 3.3%
  • Financial activities 827 2.6%
  • Other services 790 2.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 691 2.1%
  • Information 259 0.8%
  • Unclassified 58 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
68.9%
Median gross rent
$956
Owner-occupied
22,911
Renter-occupied
10,365

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 35,725 votes cast

  • Republican 18,247 51.1%
  • Democratic 17,478 48.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,410 1.9%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 972 1.3%
  • Other Indo-European 515 0.7%
  • Slavic languages 267 0.4%
  • Chinese 235 0.3%
  • Other 197 0.3%
  • Tagalog 163 0.2%
  • German 95 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 79 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 62 0.1%
  • Arabic 44 0.1%
  • Korean 32 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
33,276
Family households
19,602
58.9% of households
Married w/ children
14,974
Single-mother households
1,912
Veterans
4,910
7.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

42.9% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 27,660 34.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 2,569 3.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,421 3.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,613 2.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
97.1%
With a disability
17.5%
Bachelor's or higher
26.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial District Supreme Court
Judges
13 (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
Ballston Spa, Canton, Elizabethtown, Fonda, Fort Edward, Johnstown, Lake Pleasant, Malone, Plattsburgh, Queensbury, Schenectady

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New York statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
7.74 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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