Jury Pool Profile

Fayette County, Ohio

Republican +55 (2024)

Population: 28,880
Median household income: $60,047
Unemployment: 5.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 26,377 91.3%
Black or African American alone 841 2.9%
Asian alone 108 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 17 0.1%
Some other race alone 197 0.7%
Two or more races 1,339 4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 699 2.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.8

Under 18 6,843 23.7%
18–24 2,249 7.8%
25–44 6,876 23.8%
45–64 7,737 26.8%
65 and over 5,175 17.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.1%; +0.67 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.3B; 0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,422
Establishments: 692

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 4,002 35.1%
Education & health services 2,154 18.9%
Manufacturing 1,874 16.4%
Leisure & hospitality 1,236 10.8%
Professional & business services 587 5.1%
Construction 470 4.1%
Public administration 369 3.2%
Other services 280 2.5%
Financial activities 233 2.0%
Natural resources & mining 172 1.5%
Information 37 0.3%
Unclassified 2 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 63.0%
Median gross rent: $807
Owner-occupied: 7,335
Renter-occupied: 4,300

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,571 votes cast

Republican 9,706 77.2%
Democratic 2,773 22.1%
Other / third-party 92 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 252 0.9%
Other Asian/Pacific 92 0.3%
Other Indo-European 38 0.1%
Tagalog 29 0.1%
German 14 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 10 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 11,635
Family households: 7,341; 63.1% of households
Married w/ children: 5,388
Single-mother households: 617
Veterans: 1,342; 6.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

47.3% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 9,908 34.2%
Mainline Protestant 2,609 9.0%
Catholic 872 3.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 219 0.8%
Black Protestant 100 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.2%
With a disability: 18.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 13.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Fayette 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: Washington Court House

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 11; 49.92 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 10

NHTSA FARS 2023