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Jury Pool Profile

Niagara County, New York

Republican +15 (2024)
Population
211,341
Median household income
$67,809
Unemployment
4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 177,330 83.9%
  • Black or African American alone 13,932 6.6%
  • Asian alone 2,543 1.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,139 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 53 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 2,779 1.3%
  • Two or more races 13,565 6.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,151 3.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.2

  • Under 18 42,236 20.0%
  • 18–24 16,691 7.9%
  • 25–44 51,202 24.2%
  • 45–64 58,599 27.7%
  • 65 and over 42,613 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.5%
+0.04 pp vs. state
County GDP
$13.6B
0.58% of state
Avg. annual pay
$55,707
Establishments
4,950

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 16,651 24.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 14,089 20.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 8,555 12.6%
  • Manufacturing 8,368 12.3%
  • Professional & business services 4,849 7.1%
  • Public administration 4,787 7.0%
  • Construction 2,986 4.4%
  • Other services 2,181 3.2%
  • Financial activities 2,059 3.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 689 1.0%
  • Information 323 0.5%
  • Unclassified 222 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.9%
Median gross rent
$870
Owner-occupied
64,870
Renter-occupied
26,623

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 102,116 votes cast

  • Republican 58,678 57.5%
  • Democratic 43,438 42.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 4,038 2.0%
  • Other Indo-European 2,142 1.1%
  • Slavic languages 1,415 0.7%
  • German 735 0.4%
  • Other 575 0.3%
  • Arabic 485 0.2%
  • Chinese 393 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 366 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 268 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 264 0.1%
  • Korean 136 0.1%
  • Tagalog 52 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
91,493
Family households
55,765
61.0% of households
Married w/ children
39,737
Single-mother households
5,985
Veterans
13,066
7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

48.4% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 61,909 29.1%
  • Evangelical Protestant 19,408 9.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 11,534 5.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 7,774 3.7%
  • Black Protestant 1,714 0.8%
  • Orthodox 655 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
97.5%
With a disability
15.2%
Bachelor's or higher
27.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
8th Judicial District Supreme Court
Judges
17 (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
Albion, Batavia, Belmont, Buffalo, Little Valley, Lockport, Mayville, Warsaw

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New York statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
8
4.73 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
7

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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