Jury Pool Profile
New York County, New York
- County seat
- New York
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Supreme Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,664,862
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,629,477.
At a glance
New York County is a 1,664,862-person venue. The county population is 48% White and 14% Black (Census race-alone categories). 24% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $105,713, $19,945 above the NY state median of $85,768; 64.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 36.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 23.5% of covered employment, average pay $185,052/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.81%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 87% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,629,477
- Median household income
- $103,931
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 48%; Black: 14%.
New York County has a population of 1,629,477, with a median age of 38.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 48.3%; Black residents 13.7%. Independently, 24.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $105,713; 64.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Professional & business services (23.5%).
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 23.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.81%, above the New York state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
New York County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.4% in 2024, 86.8% in 2020, 87.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 41% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 36.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
36.9% 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 1.7% of the adult civilian population (24,063 individuals).