Jury Pool Profile
Clarion County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Clarion
- Judicial district
- 18th Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 36,680
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 37,179.
At a glance
Clarion County is a 36,680-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,755, $16,777 below the PA state median of $77,532; 23.6% 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. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.5% of covered employment, average pay $51,845/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.32%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 37,179
- Median household income
- $62,649
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 2%.
Clarion County has a population of 37,179, with a median age of 41.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.4%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 1.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,755; 23.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.8% 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 28.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.32%, 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.
Clarion County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.2% in 2024, 74.8% in 2020, 71.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% 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 7.3% of the adult civilian population (2,209 individuals).