Jury Pool Profile

Hancock County, Ohio

Republican +38 (2024)

Population: 74,885
Median household income: $69,699
Unemployment: 4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 67,314 89.9%
Black or African American alone 1,371 1.8%
Asian alone 1,450 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 57 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 15 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,554 2.1%
Two or more races 3,124 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,389 5.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.6

Under 18 16,390 21.9%
18–24 7,093 9.5%
25–44 18,752 25.0%
45–64 18,924 25.3%
65 and over 13,726 18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.4%; -0.03 pp vs. state
County GDP: $7.3B; 0.79% of state
Avg. annual pay: $65,463
Establishments: 1,961

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 10,707 24.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 10,210 23.1%
Education & health services 8,465 19.2%
Professional & business services 5,264 11.9%
Leisure & hospitality 4,297 9.7%
Construction 1,596 3.6%
Other services 1,295 2.9%
Financial activities 1,015 2.3%
Public administration 904 2.0%
Information 315 0.7%
Natural resources & mining 55 0.1%
Unclassified 3 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 69.2%
Median gross rent: $926
Owner-occupied: 21,877
Renter-occupied: 9,741

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 37,937 votes cast

Republican 26,052 68.7%
Democratic 11,467 30.2%
Other / third-party 418 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,733 2.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 706 1.0%
Arabic 284 0.4%
German 281 0.4%
Chinese 276 0.4%
French (incl. Cajun) 95 0.1%
Tagalog 73 0.1%
Vietnamese 59 0.1%
Other Indo-European 51 0.1%
Other 51 0.1%
Korean 13 0.0%
Slavic languages 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 31,618
Family households: 19,243; 60.9% of households
Married w/ children: 14,982
Single-mother households: 1,515
Veterans: 4,394; 7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

41.2% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 10,212 13.6%
Evangelical Protestant 10,134 13.5%
Catholic 9,254 12.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,179 1.6%
Black Protestant 70 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.4%
With a disability: 12.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 29.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Hancock County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 3 (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: Findlay

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 8; 13.68 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 8

NHTSA FARS 2023