Jury Pool Profile

Athens County, Ohio

Democratic +11 (2024)

Population: 61,573
Median household income: $53,837
Unemployment: 5.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 55,819 90.7%
Black or African American alone 1,538 2.5%
Asian alone 1,298 2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 38 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 218 0.4%
Two or more races 2,662 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,380 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 32.8

Under 18 9,160 14.9%
18–24 16,056 26.1%
25–44 13,972 22.7%
45–64 13,332 21.7%
65 and over 9,053 14.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.7%; +1.26 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.7B; 0.3% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,117
Establishments: 1,359

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 10,123 47.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,451 16.3%
Leisure & hospitality 2,845 13.4%
Professional & business services 1,195 5.6%
Public administration 920 4.3%
Financial activities 684 3.2%
Manufacturing 665 3.1%
Construction 583 2.7%
Other services 442 2.1%
Information 250 1.2%
Natural resources & mining 48 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 61.9%
Median gross rent: $903
Owner-occupied: 14,071
Renter-occupied: 8,651

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 25,726 votes cast

Democratic 14,134 54.9%
Republican 11,369 44.2%
Other / third-party 223 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 607 1.0%
Chinese 449 0.8%
German 432 0.7%
Arabic 417 0.7%
Vietnamese 374 0.6%
Other Indo-European 297 0.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 248 0.4%
French (incl. Cajun) 241 0.4%
Other 195 0.3%
Slavic languages 48 0.1%
Tagalog 22 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 22,722
Family households: 11,860; 52.2% of households
Married w/ children: 9,271
Single-mother households: 703
Veterans: 3,354; 6.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

19.2% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 5,798 9.3%
Mainline Protestant 3,463 5.5%
Catholic 1,555 2.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,155 1.9%
Orthodox 23 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.2%
With a disability: 17.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 35.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Athens 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: Athens

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 10; 19.08 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 9

NHTSA FARS 2023