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Jury Pool Profile

Highland County, Ohio

Republican +63 (2024)
Population
43,403
Median household income
$62,008
Unemployment
5.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 41,220 95.0%
  • Black or African American alone 509 1.2%
  • Asian alone 36 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 36 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 128 0.3%
  • Two or more races 1,474 3.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 492 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.8

  • Under 18 10,393 23.9%
  • 18–24 3,362 7.7%
  • 25–44 10,023 23.1%
  • 45–64 11,540 26.6%
  • 65 and over 8,085 18.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.5%
+1.03 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.9B
0.2% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,831
Establishments
853

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 3,059 27.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,364 21.3%
  • Manufacturing 1,980 17.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,132 10.2%
  • Construction 766 6.9%
  • Financial activities 457 4.1%
  • Public administration 423 3.8%
  • Professional & business services 417 3.8%
  • Other services 314 2.8%
  • Information 103 0.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 94 0.8%
  • Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.2%
Median gross rent
$757
Owner-occupied
12,316
Renter-occupied
4,498

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 19,984 votes cast

  • Republican 16,269 81.4%
  • Democratic 3,609 18.1%
  • Other / third-party 106 0.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.8% speak only English at home

  • German 954 2.3%
  • Spanish 289 0.7%
  • Other Indo-European 30 0.1%
  • Tagalog 14 0.0%
  • Other 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
16,814
Family households
11,464
68.2% of households
Married w/ children
8,507
Single-mother households
854
Veterans
2,544
7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

32.2% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 10,037 23.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,177 5.0%
  • Catholic 694 1.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 596 1.4%
  • Black Protestant 428 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.1%
With a disability
18.0%
Bachelor's or higher
15.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Highland 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
Hillsboro
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
21.21 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Highland County, Ohio to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.