Jury Pool Profile

Guernsey County, Ohio

Republican +52 (2024)

Population: 38,283
Median household income: $55,756
Unemployment: 6.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 36,041 94.1%
Black or African American alone 633 1.7%
Asian alone 189 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 16 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 217 0.6%
Two or more races 1,187 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 491 1.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.7

Under 18 8,494 22.2%
18–24 2,850 7.4%
25–44 9,056 23.7%
45–64 10,250 26.8%
65 and over 7,633 19.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.0%; +1.56 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.7B; 0.4% of state
Avg. annual pay: $52,287
Establishments: 976

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 4,103 28.1%
Manufacturing 2,842 19.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,656 18.2%
Leisure & hospitality 1,779 12.2%
Public administration 660 4.5%
Professional & business services 650 4.5%
Natural resources & mining 600 4.1%
Construction 499 3.4%
Other services 387 2.7%
Financial activities 340 2.3%
Information 81 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 71.6%
Median gross rent: $803
Owner-occupied: 11,639
Renter-occupied: 4,608

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 17,594 votes cast

Republican 13,314 75.7%
Democratic 4,154 23.6%
Other / third-party 126 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.7% speak only English at home

German 1,029 2.9%
Spanish 250 0.7%
Other Indo-European 83 0.2%
Arabic 80 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 37 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 32 0.1%
Vietnamese 31 0.1%
Slavic languages 18 0.0%
Chinese 4 0.0%
Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 16,247
Family households: 10,112; 62.2% of households
Married w/ children: 7,253
Single-mother households: 1,145
Veterans: 2,416; 8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

35.8% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 5,551 14.4%
Evangelical Protestant 5,500 14.3%
Catholic 1,736 4.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 621 1.6%
Black Protestant 260 0.7%
Orthodox 80 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 90.0%
With a disability: 17.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 15.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Guernsey 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: Cambridge

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 10; 33.57 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 8

NHTSA FARS 2023