Jury Pool Profile
Seneca County, New York
- County seat
- Waterloo
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Supreme Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 32,883
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 32,920.
At a glance
Seneca County is a 32,883-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,055, $17,713 below the NY state median of $85,768; 25.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 25.3% of covered employment, average pay $49,630/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.97%, below the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 53% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 32,920
- Median household income
- $68,089
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 4%.
Seneca County has a population of 32,920, with a median age of 43.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.4%; Black residents 3.7%. Independently, 4.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,055; 25.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Manufacturing' is ≥15% of total covered employment. This county: 17.8%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 25.3% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.97%, below the New York state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Seneca County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.9% in 2024, 53.3% in 2020, 52.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (2,013 individuals).