Jury Pool Profile

Darke County, Ohio

Republican +65 (2024)

Population: 51,655
Median household income: $64,654
Unemployment: 4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 49,378 95.6%
Black or African American alone 283 0.5%
Asian alone 245 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 25 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 337 0.7%
Two or more races 1,387 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 924 1.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42

Under 18 12,263 23.7%
18–24 3,968 7.7%
25–44 11,518 22.3%
45–64 13,477 26.1%
65 and over 10,429 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.5%; +0.03 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.4B; 0.37% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,442
Establishments: 1,354

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 4,205 22.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,961 21.5%
Education & health services 3,947 21.5%
Leisure & hospitality 1,583 8.6%
Professional & business services 1,057 5.7%
Construction 936 5.1%
Natural resources & mining 745 4.1%
Other services 661 3.6%
Financial activities 648 3.5%
Public administration 567 3.1%
Information 86 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.0%
Median gross rent: $747
Owner-occupied: 15,359
Renter-occupied: 5,973

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 27,000 votes cast

Republican 22,234 82.3%
Democratic 4,583 17.0%
Other / third-party 183 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 369 0.8%
German 219 0.5%
Chinese 95 0.2%
Tagalog 89 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 71 0.1%
Other 37 0.1%
Other Indo-European 22 0.0%
Korean 22 0.0%
Arabic 17 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 16 0.0%
Slavic languages 14 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 21,332
Family households: 14,169; 66.4% of households
Married w/ children: 11,309
Single-mother households: 937
Veterans: 2,213; 5.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

45.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 11,351 21.9%
Catholic 6,395 12.3%
Mainline Protestant 4,167 8.0%
Black Protestant 1,000 1.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 857 1.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.5%
With a disability: 13.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 16.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Darke 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: Greenville

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 10; 25.39 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 9

NHTSA FARS 2023