Jury Pool Profile
Holmes County, Ohio
- County seat
- Millersburg
- Judicial district
- Holmes County Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 44,970
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 44,418.
At a glance
Holmes County is a 44,970-person venue. The county population is 98% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,621, $5,362 above the OH state median of $72,259; 11.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 49.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 37.3% of covered employment, average pay $63,547/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.68%, below the 4.05% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 44,418
- Median household income
- $76,140
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 98% / 0%.
Holmes County has a population of 44,418, with a median age of 32.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 97.9%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 1.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,621; 11.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 37% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 37.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.68%, below the Ohio state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Holmes County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.2% in 2024, 83.4% in 2020, 79.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 79% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 49.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
49.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 3.0% of the adult civilian population (918 individuals).