Jury Pool Profile
Cameron County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Emporium
- Judicial district
- 59th Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,211
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,427.
At a glance
Cameron County is a 4,211-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,595, $20,937 below the PA state median of $77,532; 12.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Manufacturing, at 34.7% of covered employment, average pay $59,154/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.02%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,427
- Median household income
- $50,573
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Cameron County has a population of 4,427, with a median age of 53.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.6%; Black residents 0.1%.
The median household earns $56,595; 12.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Manufacturing about 500, Education & health services about 440.
Manufacturing is the largest published sector at 34.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 7.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.02%, above the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cameron County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.5% in 2024, 72.8% in 2020, 73.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 10.2% of the adult civilian population (375 individuals).