Jury Pool Profile
Essex County, New York
- County seat
- Elizabethtown
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Supreme Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 36,438
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 36,973.
At a glance
Essex County is a 36,438-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,881, $17,887 below the NY state median of $85,768; 32.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 21.5% of covered employment, average pay $56,280/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.86%, below the 4.57% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 36,973
- Median household income
- $71,661
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 2%.
Essex County has a population of 36,973, with a median age of 49.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.7%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,881; 32.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 21.5%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 21.5% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 19.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.86%, below the New York state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Essex County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 50.3% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 51.6% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 48.2% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (2,515 individuals).