Jury Pool Profile

Marion County, Ohio

Republican +41 (2024)

Population: 65,145
Median household income: $57,306
Unemployment: 4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 57,079 87.6%
Black or African American alone 3,395 5.2%
Asian alone 437 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 72 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 13 0.0%
Some other race alone 777 1.2%
Two or more races 3,372 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,034 3.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.5

Under 18 13,873 21.3%
18–24 5,325 8.2%
25–44 16,744 25.7%
45–64 17,245 26.5%
65 and over 11,958 18.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.8%; +0.4 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.6B; 0.39% of state
Avg. annual pay: $54,522
Establishments: 1,250

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 6,283 27.2%
Manufacturing 5,165 22.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 4,306 18.6%
Leisure & hospitality 2,106 9.1%
Professional & business services 1,938 8.4%
Public administration 1,168 5.1%
Financial activities 724 3.1%
Construction 600 2.6%
Other services 557 2.4%
Natural resources & mining 150 0.6%
Information 101 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 67.8%
Median gross rent: $850
Owner-occupied: 16,630
Renter-occupied: 7,894

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 27,355 votes cast

Republican 19,219 70.3%
Democratic 7,902 28.9%
Other / third-party 234 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 983 1.6%
Arabic 396 0.6%
Other Indo-European 279 0.5%
French (incl. Cajun) 175 0.3%
German 98 0.2%
Chinese 75 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 73 0.1%
Vietnamese 50 0.1%
Other 40 0.1%
Slavic languages 34 0.1%
Tagalog 15 0.0%
Korean 11 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 24,524
Family households: 15,263; 62.2% of households
Married w/ children: 10,908
Single-mother households: 1,619
Veterans: 4,326; 8.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

27.6% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 8,432 12.9%
Mainline Protestant 5,844 8.9%
Catholic 2,234 3.4%
Black Protestant 1,062 1.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 476 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.7%
With a disability: 17.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 13.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Marion 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: Marion

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 11; 21.45 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 10

NHTSA FARS 2023