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Jury Pool Profile

Fulton County, New York

Republican +36 (2024)
Population
52,787
Median household income
$62,615
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 47,443 89.9%
  • Black or African American alone 807 1.5%
  • Asian alone 467 0.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 28 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 783 1.5%
  • Two or more races 3,259 6.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,190 4.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.1

  • Under 18 10,635 20.1%
  • 18–24 3,992 7.6%
  • 25–44 12,458 23.6%
  • 45–64 14,956 28.3%
  • 65 and over 10,746 20.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
-0.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.4B
0.11% of state
Avg. annual pay
$54,770
Establishments
1,190

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 4,872 30.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 4,560 28.3%
  • Manufacturing 1,599 9.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,175 7.3%
  • Public administration 991 6.2%
  • Professional & business services 786 4.9%
  • Other services 617 3.8%
  • Construction 481 3.0%
  • Financial activities 408 2.5%
  • Information 109 0.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 57 0.4%
  • Unclassified 52 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
69.2%
Median gross rent
$883
Owner-occupied
15,645
Renter-occupied
6,962

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 23,903 votes cast

  • Republican 16,237 67.9%
  • Democratic 7,666 32.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 718 1.4%
  • Other Indo-European 236 0.5%
  • German 166 0.3%
  • Chinese 152 0.3%
  • Slavic languages 69 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 66 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 46 0.1%
  • Tagalog 35 0.1%
  • Korean 23 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 18 0.0%
  • Other 13 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
22,607
Family households
14,312
63.3% of households
Married w/ children
9,878
Single-mother households
1,577
Veterans
3,498
8.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

23.3% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 5,761 10.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,960 5.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 2,227 4.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,481 2.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.4%
With a disability
17.3%
Bachelor's or higher
21.2%

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
6
14.23 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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