Jury Pool Profile
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Meadville
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 81,792
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 82,716.
At a glance
Crawford County is an 81,792-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,757, $18,775 below the PA state median of $77,532; 21.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.7% 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 27.9% of covered employment, average pay $57,809/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.18%, below the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 82,716
- Median household income
- $60,476
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Crawford County has a population of 82,716, with a median age of 44.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.3%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 1.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,757; 21.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 8,039 jobs; Manufacturing, 6,870, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 23.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.18%, below the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Crawford County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.2% in 2024, 68.0% in 2020, 67.2% 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'). 5.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.7% 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 9.3% of the adult civilian population (6,139 individuals).