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Jury Pool Profile

Brown County, Ohio

Republican +62 (2024)
Population
43,710
Median household income
$69,990
Unemployment
5.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 41,826 95.7%
  • Black or African American alone 379 0.9%
  • Asian alone 86 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 12 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 89 0.2%
  • Two or more races 1,318 3.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 529 1.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.1

  • Under 18 10,012 22.9%
  • 18–24 3,143 7.2%
  • 25–44 10,302 23.6%
  • 45–64 12,048 27.6%
  • 65 and over 8,205 18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.4%
+0.94 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.2B
0.13% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,810
Establishments
764

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 2,778 35.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,491 18.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,043 13.1%
  • Manufacturing 712 9.0%
  • Public administration 543 6.8%
  • Professional & business services 356 4.5%
  • Construction 320 4.0%
  • Other services 282 3.6%
  • Financial activities 241 3.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 94 1.2%
  • Information 84 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.1%
Median gross rent
$822
Owner-occupied
13,055
Renter-occupied
4,090

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 21,442 votes cast

  • Republican 17,257 80.5%
  • Democratic 4,069 19.0%
  • Other / third-party 116 0.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 169 0.4%
  • German 134 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 38 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 37 0.1%
  • Chinese 34 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 16 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 10 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
17,145
Family households
11,864
69.2% of households
Married w/ children
8,841
Single-mother households
942
Veterans
2,544
7.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

29.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 8,438 19.3%
  • Catholic 2,277 5.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,534 3.5%
  • Black Protestant 256 0.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 213 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.4%
With a disability
17.6%
Bachelor's or higher
15.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Brown County Court of Common Pleas
Judges
1 (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
Georgetown
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
20.77 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
7

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Brown County, Ohio to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.