Jury Pool Profile

Allen County, Ohio

Republican +44 (2024)

Population: 101,685
Median household income: $62,001
Unemployment: 5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 82,251 80.9%
Black or African American alone 10,805 10.6%
Asian alone 906 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 120 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 11 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,337 1.3%
Two or more races 6,255 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,501 3.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.7

Under 18 23,993 23.6%
18–24 9,282 9.1%
25–44 24,502 24.1%
45–64 24,920 24.5%
65 and over 18,988 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.0%; +0.54 pp vs. state
County GDP: $11.2B; 1.21% of state
Avg. annual pay: $58,790
Establishments: 2,586

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 13,665 27.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 9,241 18.6%
Manufacturing 8,779 17.7%
Leisure & hospitality 5,355 10.8%
Professional & business services 5,227 10.5%
Construction 2,130 4.3%
Public administration 1,908 3.8%
Other services 1,613 3.2%
Financial activities 1,139 2.3%
Natural resources & mining 258 0.5%
Information 52 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.3%
Median gross rent: $898
Owner-occupied: 27,960
Renter-occupied: 12,968

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 46,361 votes cast

Republican 33,201 71.6%
Democratic 12,754 27.5%
Other / third-party 406 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,251 1.3%
Other 287 0.3%
Other Indo-European 261 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 139 0.1%
German 137 0.1%
Vietnamese 125 0.1%
Chinese 109 0.1%
Tagalog 109 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 88 0.1%
Slavic languages 39 0.0%
Arabic 39 0.0%
Korean 21 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 40,928
Family households: 24,580; 60.1% of households
Married w/ children: 17,101
Single-mother households: 3,196
Veterans: 5,948; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

57.4% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 25,503 25.0%
Catholic 14,732 14.4%
Mainline Protestant 10,761 10.5%
Black Protestant 5,365 5.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,285 2.2%
Orthodox 50 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.7%
With a disability: 15.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Allen County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 4 (Court of Common Pleas General Division judges only; vintage 2026 supremecourt.ohio.gov roster. Domestic Relations / Juvenile / Probate Division judges separately allocated in urban counties and not counted (those divisions don't hear general civil jury trials). Small rural counties typically have 1-2 General Division judges who concurrently handle Domestic Relations and Juvenile dockets.)
Court seats: Lima

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 10; 12.87 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 10

NHTSA FARS 2023