Jury Pool Profile
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Media
- Judicial district
- 32nd Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 580,937
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 579,222.
At a glance
Delaware County is a 580,937-person venue. The county population is 63% White and 22% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $90,113, $12,581 above the PA state median of $77,532; 41.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 13.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (2.9%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.2% of covered employment, average pay $61,139/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.11%, below the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 579,222
- Median household income
- $89,546
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 22%.
Delaware County has a population of 579,222, with a median age of 39.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.2%; Black residents 22.2%. Independently, 5.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $90,113; 41.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.7% 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 33.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.11%, below the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Delaware County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.3% in 2024, 62.7% in 2020, 59.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 13.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
13.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 4.9% of the adult civilian population (22,065 individuals).