Jury Pool Profile
Orange County, Vermont
- County seat
- Chelsea
- Judicial district
- Orange County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 30,002
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 29,761.
At a glance
Orange County is a 30,002-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $80,532, $2,304 below the VT state median of $82,836; 38.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 36.8% of covered employment, average pay $59,303/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.68%, above the 2.63% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 29,761
- Median household income
- $82,232
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Orange County has a population of 29,761, with a median age of 46.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.3%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,532; 38.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 37% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.68%, above the Vermont state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Orange County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.3% in 2024, 60.2% in 2020, 55.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (1,528 individuals).