Jury Pool Profile

Knox County, Ohio

Republican +45 (2024)

Population: 62,888
Median household income: $73,988
Unemployment: 4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 59,089 94.0%
Black or African American alone 590 0.9%
Asian alone 444 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 11 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 2 0.0%
Some other race alone 650 1.0%
Two or more races 2,102 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,233 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.4

Under 18 14,448 23.0%
18–24 6,933 11.0%
25–44 14,022 22.3%
45–64 15,735 25.0%
65 and over 11,750 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.5%; +0.1 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.1B; 0.33% of state
Avg. annual pay: $55,637
Establishments: 1,339

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 6,242 30.3%
Manufacturing 4,336 21.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,288 16.0%
Leisure & hospitality 1,956 9.5%
Professional & business services 1,282 6.2%
Construction 1,202 5.8%
Public administration 679 3.3%
Financial activities 650 3.2%
Other services 575 2.8%
Natural resources & mining 195 0.9%
Information 168 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 75.1%
Median gross rent: $925
Owner-occupied: 17,588
Renter-occupied: 5,847

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 32,090 votes cast

Republican 23,112 72.0%
Democratic 8,698 27.1%
Other / third-party 280 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.9% speak only English at home

German 2,665 4.5%
Spanish 480 0.8%
Chinese 121 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 80 0.1%
Other Indo-European 72 0.1%
Tagalog 68 0.1%
Slavic languages 52 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 32 0.1%
Other 22 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 23,435
Family households: 15,762; 67.3% of households
Married w/ children: 13,070
Single-mother households: 1,035
Veterans: 3,874; 8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

39.9% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 15,391 24.5%
Mainline Protestant 4,899 7.8%
Catholic 3,734 6.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 828 1.3%
Black Protestant 202 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.8%
With a disability: 13.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 24.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Knox County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 2 (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: Mount Vernon

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 7; 14.45 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023