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Jury Pool Profile

Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

Republican +47 (2024)
Population
5,849
Median household income
$64,758
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,534 94.6%
  • Black or African American alone 132 2.3%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 10 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 46 0.8%
  • Two or more races 127 2.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 117 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 56.1

  • Under 18 595 10.2%
  • 18–24 378 6.5%
  • 25–44 1,165 19.9%
  • 45–64 1,930 33.0%
  • 65 and over 1,781 30.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
-0.21 pp vs. state
County GDP
$326.9M
0.03% of state
Avg. annual pay
$41,252
Establishments
181

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 445 29.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 248 16.2%
  • Public administration 219 14.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 195 12.8%
  • Construction 72 4.7%
  • Other services 46 3.0%
  • Professional & business services 43 2.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
83.2%
Median gross rent
$781
Owner-occupied
2,111
Renter-occupied
425

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,721 votes cast

  • Republican 2,721 73.1%
  • Democratic 976 26.2%
  • Other / third-party 24 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 91 1.6%
  • Other Indo-European 29 0.5%
  • German 14 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 12 0.2%
  • Arabic 11 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,536
Family households
1,569
61.9% of households
Married w/ children
1,296
Single-mother households
67
Veterans
500
9.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

41.8% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 1,372 23.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 619 10.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 422 7.2%
  • Orthodox 27 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.4%
With a disability
15.7%
Bachelor's or higher
19.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
44th Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
Judges
1 (Court of Common Pleas judges per district (general civil + felony criminal + family + orphans' court jurisdiction); vintage 2026 pacourts.us; cross-checked against 42 Pa. C.S. § 911. Magisterial District Judges (limited jurisdiction — preliminary criminal, landlord-tenant, small civil up to $12K) are separately allocated and not counted here. Philadelphia Municipal Court (limited civil + minor criminal in Philadelphia only) also separate.)
Court seats
Laporte, Tunkhannock

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Pennsylvania statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
19.03 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Sullivan County, Pennsylvania to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.