Jury Pool Profile

Hamilton County, New York

Republican +29 (2024)

Population: 5,102
Median household income: $68,950
Unemployment: 5.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 4,694 92.0%
Black or African American alone 49 1.0%
Asian alone 20 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 53 1.0%
Two or more races 285 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 101 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 57.2

Under 18 666 13.1%
18–24 301 5.9%
25–44 827 16.2%
45–64 1,637 32.1%
65 and over 1,671 32.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.6%; +1.13 pp vs. state
County GDP: $297.4M; 0.01% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,916
Establishments: 230

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 435 26.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 253 15.5%
Education & health services 119 7.3%
Public administration 90 5.5%
Construction 90 5.5%
Professional & business services 40 2.4%
Financial activities 24 1.5%
Natural resources & mining 20 1.2%
Other services 18 1.1%
Manufacturing 10 0.6%
Information 10 0.6%
Unclassified 5 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 82.5%
Median gross rent: $860
Owner-occupied: 1,741
Renter-occupied: 370

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,434 votes cast

Republican 2,223 64.7%
Democratic 1,211 35.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 48 1.0%
Other Indo-European 10 0.2%
Chinese 10 0.2%
German 9 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,111
Family households: 1,324; 62.7% of households
Married w/ children: 1,186
Single-mother households: 58
Veterans: 411; 9.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

65.2% overall adherence rate

Catholic 2,178 42.6%
Evangelical Protestant 822 16.1%
Mainline Protestant 299 5.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 33 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.2%
With a disability: 15.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 26.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

New York statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023