Jury Pool Profile
Orleans County, Vermont
- County seat
- Newport
- Judicial district
- Orleans County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 27,600
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 27,606.
At a glance
Orleans County is a 27,600-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,367, $16,469 below the VT state median of $82,836; 30.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly French, Haitian, or Cajun and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.8% of covered employment, average pay $56,479/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.46%, above the 2.63% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 27,606
- Median household income
- $70,103
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Orleans County has a population of 27,606, with a median age of 45.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.7%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,367; 30.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.9% 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 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.46%, above the Vermont state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Orleans County was carried by the Republican candidate with 49.4% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.7% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 47.2% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.9% of the adult civilian population (1,980 individuals).