Jury Pool Profile
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Lebanon
- Judicial district
- 52nd Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 146,380
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 144,186.
At a glance
Lebanon County is a 146,380-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $74,200, $3,332 below the PA state median of $77,532; 24.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 12.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 25.3% of covered employment, average pay $50,785/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, below the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 65% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 144,186
- Median household income
- $78,425
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 2%.
Lebanon County has a population of 144,186, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.7%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 15.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,200; 24.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 13,790 jobs; Education & health services, about 13,100, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 25.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, below the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lebanon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.5% in 2024, 65.0% in 2020, 65.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 12.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
12.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (8,552 individuals).