Jury Pool Profile
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Philadelphia
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,574,281
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,579,706.
At a glance
Philadelphia County is a 1,574,281-person venue. The county population is 35% White and 39% Black (Census race-alone categories). 16% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $60,500, $17,032 below the PA state median of $77,532; 35.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 24.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 40.3% of covered employment, average pay $76,492/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.17%, above the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,579,706
- Median household income
- $61,953
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 35%; Black: 39%.
Philadelphia County has a population of 1,579,706, with a median age of 35.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 35.1%; Black residents 39.4%. Independently, 15.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,500; 35.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.7% 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 40% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 40.3% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 13.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.17%, above the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Philadelphia County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.8% in 2024, 81.4% in 2020, 82.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 51% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 24.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
24.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 3.7% of the adult civilian population (46,015 individuals).