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Jury Pool Profile

Schoharie County, New York

Republican +31 (2024)
Population
29,979
Median household income
$71,188
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 27,002 90.1%
  • Black or African American alone 477 1.6%
  • Asian alone 277 0.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 41 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 40 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 540 1.8%
  • Two or more races 1,602 5.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,165 3.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.7

  • Under 18 5,245 17.5%
  • 18–24 3,173 10.6%
  • 25–44 6,353 21.2%
  • 45–64 8,224 27.4%
  • 65 and over 6,984 23.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
-0.25 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.3B
0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay
$54,611
Establishments
710

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,074 25.7%
  • Education & health services 1,928 23.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 726 9.0%
  • Construction 471 5.8%
  • Manufacturing 278 3.4%
  • Financial activities 246 3.1%
  • Professional & business services 246 3.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 218 2.7%
  • Other services 160 2.0%
  • Public administration 108 1.3%
  • Information 69 0.9%
  • Unclassified 31 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.7%
Median gross rent
$916
Owner-occupied
9,662
Renter-occupied
2,777

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,970 votes cast

  • Republican 10,423 65.3%
  • Democratic 5,547 34.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 598 2.1%
  • German 348 1.2%
  • Other Indo-European 270 0.9%
  • Slavic languages 167 0.6%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 73 0.3%
  • Korean 48 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 45 0.2%
  • Tagalog 33 0.1%
  • Other 13 0.0%
  • Chinese 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
12,439
Family households
7,661
61.6% of households
Married w/ children
5,990
Single-mother households
573
Veterans
1,947
7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

25.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,482 8.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,223 7.5%
  • Catholic 1,844 6.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 778 2.6%
  • Orthodox 70 0.2%
  • Black Protestant 40 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.9%
With a disability
16.4%
Bachelor's or higher
25.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Judicial District Supreme Court
Judges
12 (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
Albany, Catskill, Hudson, Kingston, Monticello, Schoharie, Troy

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New York statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
16.17 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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