Jury Pool Profile
Erie County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Erie
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 265,832
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 269,052.
At a glance
Erie County is a 265,832-person venue. The county population is 83% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,912, $13,620 below the PA state median of $77,532; 30.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.9% 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 31.4% of covered employment, average pay $60,050/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.34%, above the 4.25% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 269,052
- Median household income
- $63,354
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 7%.
Erie County has a population of 269,052, with a median age of 40.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 82.7%; Black residents 7.2%. Independently, 4.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,912; 30.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.7% 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 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.34%, above the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Erie County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.0% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 49.8% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 48.8% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Arabic. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (14,656 individuals).