Jury Pool Profile

Lawrence County, Ohio

Republican +51 (2024)

Population: 57,385
Median household income: $54,842
Unemployment: 5.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 53,954 94.0%
Black or African American alone 961 1.7%
Asian alone 339 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 23 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 26 0.0%
Some other race alone 430 0.7%
Two or more races 1,652 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 616 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.9

Under 18 12,539 21.9%
18–24 4,260 7.4%
25–44 13,804 24.1%
45–64 15,978 27.8%
65 and over 10,804 18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.4%; +0.93 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.2B; 0.24% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,517
Establishments: 1,013

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 5,546 40.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,968 21.8%
Leisure & hospitality 1,223 9.0%
Manufacturing 1,126 8.3%
Construction 937 6.9%
Professional & business services 512 3.8%
Public administration 495 3.6%
Other services 373 2.7%
Financial activities 354 2.6%
Information 93 0.7%
Natural resources & mining 13 0.1%
Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.5%
Median gross rent: $830
Owner-occupied: 16,315
Renter-occupied: 6,186

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 26,712 votes cast

Republican 20,013 74.9%
Democratic 6,514 24.4%
Other / third-party 185 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 239 0.4%
French (incl. Cajun) 112 0.2%
Korean 93 0.2%
German 82 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 52 0.1%
Slavic languages 34 0.1%
Other Indo-European 22 0.0%
Arabic 14 0.0%
Other 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 22,501
Family households: 14,938; 66.4% of households
Married w/ children: 10,775
Single-mother households: 1,527
Veterans: 3,532; 7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

28.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 9,768 16.8%
Black Protestant 2,490 4.3%
Mainline Protestant 2,426 4.2%
Catholic 1,891 3.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 187 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.9%
With a disability: 22.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Lawrence 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: Ironton

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 4.46 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023