Jury Pool Profile

Defiance County, Ohio

Republican +40 (2024)

Population: 38,258
Median household income: $73,615
Unemployment: 4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 33,909 88.6%
Black or African American alone 646 1.7%
Asian alone 122 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 114 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,080 2.8%
Two or more races 2,387 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,096 10.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.8

Under 18 8,689 22.7%
18–24 3,238 8.5%
25–44 9,337 24.4%
45–64 9,533 24.9%
65 and over 7,461 19.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.5%; +0.08 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.2B; 0.23% of state
Avg. annual pay: $52,758
Establishments: 942

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 3,837 24.7%
Education & health services 3,350 21.6%
Manufacturing 3,069 19.8%
Leisure & hospitality 1,850 11.9%
Professional & business services 668 4.3%
Financial activities 649 4.2%
Other services 623 4.0%
Construction 521 3.4%
Public administration 515 3.3%
Natural resources & mining 231 1.5%
Information 205 1.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.6%
Median gross rent: $826
Owner-occupied: 12,084
Renter-occupied: 3,292

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 19,153 votes cast

Republican 13,302 69.5%
Democratic 5,667 29.6%
Other / third-party 184 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,332 3.7%
German 500 1.4%
Slavic languages 57 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 54 0.1%
Other Indo-European 21 0.1%
Tagalog 19 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 14 0.0%
Korean 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 15,376
Family households: 10,299; 67.0% of households
Married w/ children: 8,085
Single-mother households: 670
Veterans: 1,798; 6.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

82.2% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 20,415 53.3%
Catholic 6,044 15.8%
Mainline Protestant 4,694 12.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 215 0.6%
Black Protestant 100 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.2%
With a disability: 13.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Defiance 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: Defiance

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 3.38 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023