Jury Pool Profile
Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Towanda
- Judicial district
- 42nd Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 59,600
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 59,858.
At a glance
Bradford County is a 59,600-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,009, $15,523 below the PA state median of $77,532; 20.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.9% of covered employment, average pay $73,824/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.01%, below the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 59,858
- Median household income
- $63,675
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Bradford County has a population of 59,858, with a median age of 43.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.5%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,009; 20.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% 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 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.01%, below the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bradford County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.5% in 2024, 71.6% in 2020, 70.7% 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'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (3,773 individuals).