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Carroll County, Ohio

Republican +54.8 (2024)
County seat
Carrollton
Judicial district
Carroll County Court of Common Pleas
Population (July 2025 estimate)
26,475
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 26,659.

At a glance

Carroll County is a 26,475-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $70,614, $1,645 below the OH state median of $72,259; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.1% of covered employment, average pay $47,844/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.25%, above the 4.05% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 77% of the vote across the three.

Population
26,659
Median household income
$64,835
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.

Carroll County has a population of 26,659, with a median age of 45.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.6%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 1.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $70,614; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 25,208 94.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 355 1.3%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 195 0.7%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 9 0.0%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 808 3.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 19 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 65 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 45.6

  • Under 18 5,450 20.4%
  • 18–24 1,918 7.2%
  • 25–44 5,784 21.7%
  • 45–64 7,553 28.3%
  • 65 and over 5,954 22.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$70,614
90% interval $65,023–$76,205
−$1,645 vs OH · 40th of 88
Below poverty line
11.6%
90% interval 9.0%–14.2%
−1.0 pp vs OH · 49th of 88

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Led by healthcare & education and trade & transportation

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,476 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,365, is within 20% of it.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.25%, above the Ohio state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
+0.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.8B
0.2% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,407
Establishments
556

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,476 24.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,365 22.3%
  • Manufacturing 881 14.4%
  • Construction 660 10.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 569 9.3%
  • Professional & business services 296 4.8%
  • Public administration 272 4.4%
  • Other services 190 3.1%
  • Financial activities 185 3.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 178 2.9%
  • Information 46 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
78.7%
+11.5 pp vs OH · 20th of 88
Median gross rent
$863
−$171 vs OH · 44th of 88
Owner-occupied
8,821
Renter-occupied
2,385

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 61% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Wide wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $87,712/yr) pays 4.5× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,323/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Carroll County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.0% in 2024, 75.6% in 2020, 70.8% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 13,818 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201670.8%24.4%
202075.6%22.9%
202477.0%22.2%
  • Republican 10,634 77.0%
  • Democratic 3,071 22.2%
  • Other / third-party 113 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

5.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (1,693 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

94.6% speak only English at home

  • German or other West Germanic 1,191 4.7%
  • Spanish 119 0.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
11,206
Family households
7,589
67.7% of households
Married couples w/ children
1,547
20.4% of families
Single-mother families
687
9.1% of families
Veterans
1,693
8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

41.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,706 21.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 3,633 13.6%
  • Catholic 1,468 5.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 261 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.9%
±2.9 pp
Uninsured
10.1%
±2.9 pp
10th of 88
With a disability
18.7%
±1.9 pp
11th of 88
Bachelor's or higher
16.1%
±2.4 pp
−15.4 pp vs OH · 73rd of 88
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
10.6%
90% interval 9.4%–11.8% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Carroll 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
Carrollton
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Carroll totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 3 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
3
14.14 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Carroll 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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