Jury Pool Profile
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Jim Thorpe
- Judicial district
- 56th Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 65,868
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 65,382.
At a glance
Carbon County is a 65,868-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,998, $10,534 below the PA state median of $77,532; 19.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.3% of covered employment, average pay $53,452/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 65,382
- Median household income
- $67,554
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 2%.
Carbon County has a population of 65,382, with a median age of 46.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.9%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 6.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,998; 19.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.3% 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 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.3% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 20.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Carbon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.0% in 2024, 65.4% in 2020, 65.2% 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'). 6.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (4,245 individuals).