The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 76 local governments in Bradford County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (14 municipal, 37 township)
51
51
School districts (school boards)
7
0
Special districts (elected boards)
17
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Bradford County
59,858people
43.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$63,675 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
12.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%
20.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$187,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
8.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
6.7%U.S.: 8.4%
38.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
24.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.7% · White 94.1% · Black 0.9% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 2.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Bradford County
2.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.
771people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
25,775people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
26,546in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
2.9%
771
25,775
26,546
August 2026
3.7%
991
25,958
26,949
July 2026
3.5%
947
26,192
27,139
June 2026
3.7%
1,000
25,913
26,913
May 2026
3.8%
1,008
25,767
26,775
April 2026
3.8%
1,007
25,542
26,549
March 2026
4.0%
1,053
25,150
26,203
February 2026
4.6%
1,208
25,026
26,234
January 2026
4.3%
1,141
25,117
26,258
December 2025
3.8%
1,002
25,243
26,245
November 2025
3.8%
998
25,247
26,245
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.0%
1,035
24,884
25,919
August 2025
4.8%
1,269
25,207
26,476
July 2025
4.4%
1,165
25,385
26,550
June 2025
4.2%
1,105
25,122
26,227
May 2025
3.8%
1,005
25,250
26,255
April 2025
3.7%
967
25,336
26,303
March 2025
4.4%
1,143
24,959
26,102
February 2025
4.9%
1,266
24,761
26,027
January 2025
4.8%
1,267
25,051
26,318
December 2024
4.0%
1,053
25,032
26,085
November 2024
3.9%
1,008
25,149
26,157
October 2024
3.9%
1,030
25,570
26,600
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.2%
1,111
25,131
26,242
2024
3.9%
1,037
25,599
26,636
2023
3.7%
999
25,974
26,973
2022
4.2%
1,120
25,308
26,428
2021
5.6%
1,464
24,864
26,328
2020
7.7%
2,071
24,751
26,822
2019
4.5%
1,235
25,995
27,230
2018
4.7%
1,299
26,066
27,365
2017
5.5%
1,530
26,277
27,807
2016
6.8%
1,963
26,747
28,710
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Pennsylvania's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Bradford County
144.7 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 226.8.
590.1 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 1,323.8.
1murders2025, 90 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
90
144.7
367
590.1
2024
86
136.7
470
746.8
2023
78
124.6
468
747.8
2019
111
176.8
659
1,049.4
2018
132
210.1
671
1,068.0
2017
90
143.3
890
1,416.7
2016
109
172.5
915
1,448.4
By police agency (6)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Sayre Police Department
2025
11
15
6,445
Athens Township Police Department
2025
7
73
5,098
Athens Police Department
2025
6
26
3,217
Towanda Police Department
2025
5
22
2,768
Canton Police Department
2020
2
14
1,850
Troy Police Department
2025
1
4
1,242
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Pennsylvania · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.00 per 1,000 residents2025, 6 agencies serving 20,478 people.
41sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
1civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (6), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Sayre Police Department
14
1
6,445
Athens Township Police Department
10
0
5,098
Towanda Police Department
8
0
2,768
Athens Police Department
6
0
3,217
Canton Police Department
2
0
1,708
Troy Police Department
1
0
1,242
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
41
2.00
1
6
2022
39
1.89
2
6
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Bradford County County Auditor?
Roxanne Gilbert-Wells (Republican) is the County Auditor of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Bradford County County Auditor?
Charlotte Parks (Republican) is the County Auditor of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Bradford County County Auditor?
Todd Grater (Democratic) is the County Auditor of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Bradford County Coroner?
James Bowen (Republican) is the Coroner of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Bradford County District Attorney?
Richard Wilson (Republican) is the District Attorney of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Bradford County Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts?
Tammy Hart (Republican) is the Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Bradford County Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds?
Sheila Johnson (Republican) is the Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Bradford County Sheriff?
Clinton J Walters (Republican) is the Sheriff of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Bradford County County Treasurer?
Matt Allen (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Who are the Bradford County commissioners?
Daryl Miller (County Commissioner); Doug McLinko (County Commissioner); Zachary R Gates (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Bradford County?
About 59,858 people, with a median age of 43.6; the median household income is $63,675 and 12.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Bradford County?
2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 771 people unemployed in a labor force of 26,546, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Bradford County?
76 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 14 municipal, 37 township, 7 school district and 17 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Bradford County?
155: Alba Borough, Alba Borough, Alba Borough, Alba Borough, Albany Township, Albany Township, Albany Township, Armenia Township, Armenia Township, Armenia Township, Asylum Township, Asylum Township, Asylum Township, Athens Borough, Athens Borough, Athens Borough, Athens Township, Athens Township, Athens Township, Burlington Borough, Burlington Borough, Burlington Borough, Burlington Township, Burlington Township, Burlington Township, Canton Borough, Canton Borough, Canton Borough, Canton Township, Canton Township, Canton Township, Columbia Township, Columbia Township, Columbia Township, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Franklin Township, Granville Township, Granville Township, Granville Township, Herrick Township, Herrick Township, Herrick Township, Leraysville Borough, Leraysville Borough, Leraysville Borough, Leraysville Borough, Leroy Township, Leroy Township, Leroy Township, Litchfield Township, Litchfield Township, Litchfield Township, Monroe Borough, Monroe Borough, Monroe Borough, Monroe Township, Monroe Township, Monroe Township, New Albany Borough, New Albany Borough, New Albany Borough, North Towanda Township, North Towanda Township, North Towanda Township, Orwell Township, Orwell Township, Orwell Township, Overton Township, Overton Township, Overton Township, Pike Township, Pike Township, Pike Township, Ridgebury Township, Ridgebury Township, Ridgebury Township, Rome Borough, Rome Borough, Rome Borough, Rome Township, Rome Township, Rome Township, Sayre Borough, Sayre Borough, Sayre Borough, Sheshequin Township, Sheshequin Township, Sheshequin Township, Smithfield Township, Smithfield Township, Smithfield Township, South Creek Township, South Creek Township, South Creek Township, South Waverly Borough, South Waverly Borough, South Waverly Borough, Springfield Township, Springfield Township, Springfield Township, Standing Stone Township, Standing Stone Township, Standing Stone Township, Stevens Township, Stevens Township, Stevens Township, Sylvania Borough, Sylvania Borough, Sylvania Borough, Sylvania Borough, Terry Township, Terry Township, Terry Township, Towanda Borough, Towanda Borough, Towanda Borough, Towanda Township, Towanda Township, Towanda Township, Troy Borough, Troy Borough, Troy Borough, Troy Township, Troy Township, Troy Township, Tuscarora Township, Tuscarora Township, Tuscarora Township, Ulster Township, Ulster Township, Warren Township, Warren Township, Warren Township, Wells Township, Wells Township, Wells Township, West Burlington Township, West Burlington Township, West Burlington Township, Wilmot Township, Wilmot Township, Wilmot Township, Windham Township, Windham Township, Windham Township, Wyalusing Borough, Wyalusing Borough, Wyalusing Borough, Wyalusing Township, Wyalusing Township, Wyalusing Township, Wysox Township, Wysox Township, Wysox Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's Municipal Statistics officials list (self-reported by each county and municipality); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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