Jury Pool Profile

Fulton County, Ohio

Republican +42 (2024)

Population: 42,434
Median household income: $72,866
Unemployment: 5.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 38,328 90.3%
Black or African American alone 168 0.4%
Asian alone 188 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 188 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,380 3.3%
Two or more races 2,175 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,873 9.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.6

Under 18 9,849 23.2%
18–24 3,282 7.7%
25–44 9,948 23.4%
45–64 11,318 26.7%
65 and over 8,037 18.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.3%; +0.85 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.6B; 0.28% of state
Avg. annual pay: $57,129
Establishments: 1,138

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 5,739 31.8%
Education & health services 3,702 20.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,330 18.4%
Leisure & hospitality 1,395 7.7%
Professional & business services 1,160 6.4%
Construction 841 4.7%
Public administration 695 3.8%
Other services 396 2.2%
Financial activities 378 2.1%
Natural resources & mining 309 1.7%
Information 123 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.3%
Median gross rent: $832
Owner-occupied: 13,732
Renter-occupied: 3,149

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 22,452 votes cast

Republican 15,893 70.8%
Democratic 6,374 28.4%
Other / third-party 185 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,216 3.0%
German 204 0.5%
Other Indo-European 88 0.2%
Arabic 59 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 47 0.1%
Chinese 37 0.1%
Tagalog 31 0.1%
Other 25 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 11 0.0%
Slavic languages 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 16,881
Family households: 11,555; 68.4% of households
Married w/ children: 9,410
Single-mother households: 716
Veterans: 2,140; 6.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 11,307 26.5%
Catholic 6,148 14.4%
Mainline Protestant 4,763 11.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 471 1.1%
Black Protestant 150 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.3%
With a disability: 14.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Fulton 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: Wauseon

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 10; 30.69 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 8

NHTSA FARS 2023