Jury Pool Profile
Nassau County, New York
- County seat
- Mineola
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Supreme Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,398,939
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,389,591.
At a glance
Nassau County is a 1,398,939-person venue. The county population is 57% White and 11% Black (Census race-alone categories). 19% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $141,824, $56,056 above the NY state median of $85,768; 49.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 30.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.0% of covered employment, average pay $82,499/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, 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
- 1,389,591
- Median household income
- $146,202
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 57% / 11%.
Nassau County has a population of 1,389,591, with a median age of 42.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 56.8%; Black residents 11.2%. Independently, 18.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $141,824; 49.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 34.0%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, below the New York state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Nassau County was carried by the Republican candidate with 52.1% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 54.1% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 51.3% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 77% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 30.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
30.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 3.0% of the adult civilian population (32,220 individuals).