Jury Pool Profile
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Brookville
- Judicial district
- 54th Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 43,255
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 43,864.
At a glance
Jefferson County is a 43,255-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,167, $16,365 below the PA state median of $77,532; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.4% 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 Manufacturing, at 25.4% of covered employment, average pay $62,252/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.37%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 78% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 43,864
- Median household income
- $58,686
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 0%.
Jefferson County has a population of 43,864, with a median age of 44.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.9%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 1.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,167; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 3,609 jobs; Education & health services, 3,093, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 25.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.37%, above the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jefferson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.8% in 2024, 78.7% in 2020, 78.3% 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'). 4.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.4% 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 7.9% of the adult civilian population (2,740 individuals).