Jury Pool Profile

Ashland County, Ohio

Republican +50 (2024)

Population: 52,296
Median household income: $64,991
Unemployment: 4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 49,708 95.1%
Black or African American alone 599 1.1%
Asian alone 309 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 91 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 2 0.0%
Some other race alone 260 0.5%
Two or more races 1,327 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 886 1.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.4

Under 18 11,809 22.6%
18–24 4,551 8.7%
25–44 11,917 22.8%
45–64 13,538 25.9%
65 and over 10,481 20.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.7%; +0.28 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.4B; 0.26% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,877
Establishments: 1,236

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 4,865 25.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,671 19.4%
Manufacturing 3,278 17.3%
Professional & business services 2,177 11.5%
Leisure & hospitality 1,827 9.7%
Construction 862 4.6%
Public administration 799 4.2%
Other services 558 3.0%
Financial activities 403 2.1%
Natural resources & mining 250 1.3%
Information 213 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.9%
Median gross rent: $841
Owner-occupied: 16,291
Renter-occupied: 4,363

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 26,662 votes cast

Republican 19,863 74.5%
Democratic 6,544 24.5%
Other / third-party 255 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.3% speak only English at home

German 1,809 3.7%
Spanish 398 0.8%
French (incl. Cajun) 304 0.6%
Other Asian/Pacific 120 0.2%
Other Indo-European 55 0.1%
Slavic languages 30 0.1%
Tagalog 30 0.1%
Arabic 26 0.1%
Vietnamese 16 0.0%
Other 12 0.0%
Chinese 11 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 20,654
Family households: 13,406; 64.9% of households
Married w/ children: 10,736
Single-mother households: 677
Veterans: 2,756; 6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

44.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 15,748 30.0%
Mainline Protestant 5,297 10.1%
Catholic 1,570 3.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 727 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.4%
With a disability: 14.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Ashland County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 2 (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: Ashland

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 12.35 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023