Jury Pool Profile

Jefferson County, Ohio

Republican +44 (2024)

Population: 64,855
Median household income: $56,983
Unemployment: 5.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 58,133 89.6%
Black or African American alone 3,485 5.4%
Asian alone 360 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 32 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 477 0.7%
Two or more races 2,368 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,180 1.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.2

Under 18 12,603 19.4%
18–24 6,194 9.6%
25–44 14,092 21.7%
45–64 17,625 27.2%
65 and over 14,341 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.9%; +1.49 pp vs. state
County GDP: $4.4B; 0.47% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,142
Establishments: 1,413

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 6,936 35.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 5,167 26.1%
Leisure & hospitality 1,808 9.1%
Manufacturing 1,538 7.8%
Construction 1,092 5.5%
Professional & business services 1,074 5.4%
Public administration 975 4.9%
Other services 516 2.6%
Financial activities 409 2.1%
Information 183 0.9%
Natural resources & mining 83 0.4%
Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 71.8%
Median gross rent: $792
Owner-occupied: 19,477
Renter-occupied: 7,650

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 31,257 votes cast

Republican 22,317 71.4%
Democratic 8,592 27.5%
Other / third-party 348 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 525 0.9%
Other Indo-European 282 0.5%
German 140 0.2%
Slavic languages 124 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 76 0.1%
Chinese 61 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 43 0.1%
Tagalog 20 0.0%
Arabic 14 0.0%
Vietnamese 9 0.0%
Korean 8 0.0%
Other 7 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 27,127
Family households: 16,561; 61.0% of households
Married w/ children: 11,823
Single-mother households: 1,745
Veterans: 4,017; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

40.9% overall adherence rate

Catholic 10,941 16.8%
Mainline Protestant 7,732 11.8%
Evangelical Protestant 5,346 8.2%
Black Protestant 1,600 2.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 784 1.2%
Orthodox 310 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.7%
With a disability: 17.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Jefferson 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: Steubenville

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 1.91 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023