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Jury Pool Profile

Westchester County, New York

Democratic +26 (2024)
Population
996,888
Median household income
$118,411
Unemployment
3.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 545,304 54.7%
  • Black or African American alone 139,205 14.0%
  • Asian alone 61,001 6.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 5,191 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 158 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 133,034 13.3%
  • Two or more races 112,995 11.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 269,085 27.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.5

  • Under 18 214,739 21.5%
  • 18–24 84,947 8.5%
  • 25–44 244,517 24.5%
  • 45–64 276,057 27.7%
  • 65 and over 176,628 17.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.4%
-1.07 pp vs. state
County GDP
$120.2B
5.17% of state
Avg. annual pay
$94,317
Establishments
37,722

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 129,510 30.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 77,870 18.1%
  • Professional & business services 62,932 14.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 41,135 9.6%
  • Construction 27,907 6.5%
  • Financial activities 27,301 6.4%
  • Public administration 23,204 5.4%
  • Other services 19,489 4.5%
  • Manufacturing 10,732 2.5%
  • Information 6,456 1.5%
  • Unclassified 2,292 0.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 417 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
62.2%
Median gross rent
$1,876
Owner-occupied
230,294
Renter-occupied
139,962

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 455,229 votes cast

  • Democratic 287,434 63.1%
  • Republican 167,795 36.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

65.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 196,271 20.8%
  • Other Indo-European 50,580 5.4%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 13,102 1.4%
  • Slavic languages 11,785 1.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 10,852 1.2%
  • Other 10,718 1.1%
  • Chinese 9,924 1.1%
  • German 5,698 0.6%
  • Arabic 5,310 0.6%
  • Tagalog 5,187 0.5%
  • Korean 4,289 0.5%
  • Vietnamese 387 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
370,256
Family households
252,444
68.2% of households
Married w/ children
190,435
Single-mother households
20,253
Veterans
23,744
3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.0% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 412,652 41.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 85,145 8.5%
  • Evangelical Protestant 38,402 3.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 37,443 3.7%
  • Black Protestant 22,474 2.2%
  • Orthodox 6,765 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.0%
With a disability
10.3%
Bachelor's or higher
52.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
9th Judicial District Supreme Court
Judges
18 (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
Carmel Hamlet, Goshen, New City, Poughkeepsie, White Plains

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New York statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
39
4.99 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
35

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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