Jury Pool Profile

Hocking County, Ohio

Republican +44 (2024)

Population: 27,938
Median household income: $61,366
Unemployment: 5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 26,370 94.4%
Black or African American alone 110 0.4%
Asian alone 90 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 9 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 402 1.4%
Two or more races 957 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 260 0.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.6

Under 18 6,052 21.7%
18–24 2,047 7.3%
25–44 6,418 23.0%
45–64 7,961 28.5%
65 and over 5,460 19.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.0%; +0.56 pp vs. state
County GDP: $842.6M; 0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay: $37,934
Establishments: 589

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,751 23.0%
Leisure & hospitality 1,457 19.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,141 15.0%
Manufacturing 989 13.0%
Professional & business services 879 11.6%
Public administration 455 6.0%
Construction 349 4.6%
Financial activities 278 3.7%
Other services 151 2.0%
Natural resources & mining 93 1.2%
Information 21 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.8%
Median gross rent: $806
Owner-occupied: 9,113
Renter-occupied: 2,452

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 13,489 votes cast

Republican 9,679 71.8%
Democratic 3,704 27.5%
Other / third-party 106 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 198 0.7%
German 79 0.3%
Other Indo-European 60 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 26 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 18 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 11,565
Family households: 8,201; 70.9% of households
Married w/ children: 5,923
Single-mother households: 781
Veterans: 1,559; 7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

23.2% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 3,268 11.7%
Catholic 1,659 5.9%
Mainline Protestant 1,414 5.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 174 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.7%
With a disability: 17.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Hocking 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: Logan

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 6; 27.41 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023