Jury Pool Profile
Rockland County, New York
- County seat
- New City
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Supreme Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 357,397
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 341,883.
At a glance
Rockland County is a 357,397-person venue. The county population is 62% White and 11% Black (Census race-alone categories). 21% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $103,771, $18,003 above the NY state median of $85,768; 42.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 44.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.5% of covered employment, average pay $58,631/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, 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
- 341,883
- Median household income
- $109,959
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 11%.
Rockland County has a population of 341,883, with a median age of 34.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.4%; Black residents 10.7%. Independently, 20.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $103,771; 42.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 34.5%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, below the New York state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Rockland County was carried by the Republican candidate with 55.9% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.4% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 51.2% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 76% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 44.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
44.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 2.7% of the adult civilian population (6,470 individuals).