Jury Pool Profile
Tioga County, New York
- County seat
- Owego
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Supreme Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 47,453
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 47,864.
At a glance
Tioga County is a 47,453-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,102, $13,666 below the NY state median of $85,768; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% 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 Manufacturing, at 26.9% of covered employment, average pay $114,222/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, below the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 47,864
- Median household income
- $72,739
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Tioga County has a population of 47,864, with a median age of 44.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.5%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 2.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,102; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 20.5%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 26.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, below the New York state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Tioga County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.4% in 2024, 59.1% in 2020, 60.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (3,167 individuals).