The Crawford Central School District is a midsized, public school district in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It serves the City of Meadville, Borough of Cochranton and East Fairfield Township, Fairfield Township, Union Township, Vernon Township, Wayne Township and West Mead Township as well as a small portion of Greenwood Township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, as well as French Creek Township in neighboring Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Crawford Central School District encompasses approximately 156 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 30,882 people. By 2010, the district's population declined to 30,635 people. In 2009, the Crawford Central School District residents' per capita income was $18,463, while the median family income was $43,771. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.