Jury Pool Profile
Blair County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Hollidaysburg
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 119,541
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 121,277.
At a glance
Blair County is a 119,541-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,984, $11,548 below the PA state median of $77,532; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.3% of covered employment, average pay $59,062/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.95%, below the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 71% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 121,277
- Median household income
- $62,382
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 2%.
Blair County has a population of 121,277, with a median age of 43.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.1%; Black residents 2.0%. Independently, 1.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,984; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 17,070 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, about 14,380, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.95%, below the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Blair County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.4% in 2024, 71.2% in 2020, 71.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.7% of the adult civilian population (8,437 individuals).