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Jury Pool Profile

Seneca County, New York

Republican +12 (2024)
Population
33,125
Median household income
$66,007
Unemployment
3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 29,619 89.4%
  • Black or African American alone 1,260 3.8%
  • Asian alone 227 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 22 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 4 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 489 1.5%
  • Two or more races 1,504 4.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,360 4.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.8

  • Under 18 6,779 20.5%
  • 18–24 2,440 7.4%
  • 25–44 8,136 24.6%
  • 45–64 8,888 26.8%
  • 65 and over 6,882 20.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.8%
-0.59 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.1B
0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay
$63,386
Establishments
765

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,525 24.6%
  • Manufacturing 1,879 18.3%
  • Public administration 1,497 14.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,479 14.4%
  • Education & health services 876 8.5%
  • Professional & business services 320 3.1%
  • Construction 259 2.5%
  • Other services 223 2.2%
  • Financial activities 182 1.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 118 1.1%
  • Information 39 0.4%
  • Unclassified 34 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
72.0%
Median gross rent
$925
Owner-occupied
9,848
Renter-occupied
3,831

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 14,989 votes cast

  • Republican 8,379 55.9%
  • Democratic 6,610 44.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.2% speak only English at home

  • German 1,031 3.3%
  • Spanish 797 2.5%
  • Other Indo-European 325 1.0%
  • Other 76 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 71 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 48 0.2%
  • Chinese 40 0.1%
  • Tagalog 24 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 21 0.1%
  • Arabic 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
13,679
Family households
7,708
56.3% of households
Married w/ children
5,891
Single-mother households
614
Veterans
2,289
8.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

36.3% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 5,379 15.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 4,057 12.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,069 6.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 785 2.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.3%
With a disability
18.0%
Bachelor's or higher
24.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial District Supreme Court
Judges
14 (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
Auburn, Bath, Canandaigua, Geneseo, Lyons, Penn Yan, Rochester, Waterloo

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New York statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
22.77 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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