Jury Pool Profile

Belmont County, Ohio

Republican +47 (2024)

Population: 65,982
Median household income: $58,411
Unemployment: 5.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 60,286 91.4%
Black or African American alone 2,040 3.1%
Asian alone 386 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 62 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 31 0.0%
Some other race alone 407 0.6%
Two or more races 2,770 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 837 1.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.1

Under 18 12,421 18.8%
18–24 5,176 7.8%
25–44 16,101 24.4%
45–64 18,174 27.5%
65 and over 14,110 21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.6%; +1.18 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.5B; 0.38% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,753
Establishments: 1,642

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 5,746 27.9%
Education & health services 4,929 23.9%
Leisure & hospitality 2,689 13.0%
Professional & business services 1,563 7.6%
Public administration 1,477 7.2%
Construction 1,041 5.0%
Financial activities 801 3.9%
Natural resources & mining 762 3.7%
Other services 730 3.5%
Manufacturing 702 3.4%
Information 174 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.0%
Median gross rent: $769
Owner-occupied: 19,563
Renter-occupied: 6,887

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 31,032 votes cast

Republican 22,758 73.3%
Democratic 8,080 26.0%
Other / third-party 194 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 459 0.7%
German 204 0.3%
Other Indo-European 123 0.2%
Chinese 82 0.1%
Tagalog 57 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 40 0.1%
Vietnamese 36 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 22 0.0%
Arabic 12 0.0%
Slavic languages 11 0.0%
Other 7 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 26,450
Family households: 16,812; 63.6% of households
Married w/ children: 12,522
Single-mother households: 1,314
Veterans: 3,800; 7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

35.1% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 9,690 14.6%
Mainline Protestant 6,861 10.3%
Catholic 6,140 9.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 465 0.7%
Orthodox 178 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.0%
With a disability: 16.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Belmont County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 3 (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: St. Clairsville

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 5.6 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023