Jury Pool Profile
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- New Castle
- Judicial district
- 53rd Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 83,911
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 85,024.
At a glance
Lawrence County is an 83,911-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,609, $17,923 below the PA state median of $77,532; 23.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.6% 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 30.8% of covered employment, average pay $53,866/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.58%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 85,024
- Median household income
- $61,931
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 4%.
Lawrence County has a population of 85,024, with a median age of 44.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.5%; Black residents 3.8%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,609; 23.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.3% 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 30.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.58%, above the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lawrence County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.5% in 2024, 64.2% in 2020, 62.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (5,298 individuals).