Jury Pool Profile
Greene County, New York
- County seat
- Catskill
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Supreme Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 47,238
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 47,409.
At a glance
Greene County is a 47,238-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $79,124, $6,644 below the NY state median of $85,768; 29.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.7% 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 Trade, transportation & utilities, at 23.4% of covered employment, average pay $51,523/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, below the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 47,409
- Median household income
- $77,945
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 5%.
Greene County has a population of 47,409, with a median age of 47.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.6%; Black residents 4.7%. Independently, 6.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $79,124; 29.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Trade, transportation & utilities (23.4%).
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 23.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, below the New York state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Greene County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.5% in 2024, 56.6% in 2020, 61.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.7% 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 7.1% of the adult civilian population (2,834 individuals).