Jury Pool Profile
Crawford County, Ohio
- County seat
- Bucyrus
- Judicial district
- Crawford County Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 41,896
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 41,711.
At a glance
Crawford County is a 41,896-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,571, $12,688 below the OH state median of $72,259; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.1% of covered employment, average pay $59,112/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.36%, above the 4.05% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 41,711
- Median household income
- $58,044
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Crawford County has a population of 41,711, with a median age of 43.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.1%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,571; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.36%, above the Ohio state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Crawford County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.1% in 2024, 74.6% in 2020, 70.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (2,381 individuals).