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Jury Pool Profile

Bristol County, Rhode Island

Democratic +26 (2024)
Population
50,568
Median household income
$110,926
Unemployment
3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 45,701 90.4%
  • Black or African American alone 539 1.1%
  • Asian alone 1,159 2.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 18 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 19 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 591 1.2%
  • Two or more races 2,541 5.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,043 4.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.1

  • Under 18 9,163 18.1%
  • 18–24 5,813 11.5%
  • 25–44 10,999 21.8%
  • 45–64 14,242 28.2%
  • 65 and over 10,351 20.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.8%
-0.6 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.7B
3.36% of state
Avg. annual pay
$58,617
Establishments
2,349

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 3,521 23.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,332 15.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,876 12.4%
  • Professional & business services 1,606 10.6%
  • Other services 730 4.8%
  • Financial activities 574 3.8%
  • Public administration 484 3.2%
  • Information 126 0.8%
  • Construction 94 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.3%
Median gross rent
$1,348
Owner-occupied
14,228
Renter-occupied
5,192

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 28,117 votes cast

  • Democratic 17,458 62.1%
  • Republican 10,048 35.7%
  • Other / third-party 611 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

87.5% speak only English at home

  • Other Indo-European 3,785 7.8%
  • Spanish 1,089 2.2%
  • Chinese 280 0.6%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 222 0.5%
  • Tagalog 186 0.4%
  • Slavic languages 156 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 141 0.3%
  • German 74 0.2%
  • Other 49 0.1%
  • Korean 47 0.1%
  • Arabic 31 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 18 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
19,420
Family households
12,700
65.4% of households
Married w/ children
10,205
Single-mother households
962
Veterans
2,153
5.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.3% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 21,276 41.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,526 5.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 866 1.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 348 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
97.3%
With a disability
11.6%
Bachelor's or higher
51.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Providence County Superior Court
Judges
0
Court seats
Bristol
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Rhode Island statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
2.42 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Bristol County, Rhode Island 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.