Jury Pool Profile

Mercer County, Ohio

Republican +67 (2024)

Population: 42,438
Median household income: $78,036
Unemployment: 3.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 40,308 95.0%
Black or African American alone 298 0.7%
Asian alone 213 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 23 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 36 0.1%
Some other race alone 404 1.0%
Two or more races 1,156 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 922 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.1

Under 18 11,101 26.2%
18–24 3,381 8.0%
25–44 9,462 22.3%
45–64 10,591 25.0%
65 and over 7,903 18.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.5%; -0.98 pp vs. state
County GDP: $4.0B; 0.43% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,671
Establishments: 1,218

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 5,890 28.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 4,271 20.8%
Education & health services 3,816 18.5%
Leisure & hospitality 1,542 7.5%
Construction 1,186 5.8%
Natural resources & mining 999 4.9%
Professional & business services 872 4.2%
Other services 716 3.5%
Financial activities 664 3.2%
Public administration 450 2.2%
Information 175 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 79.6%
Median gross rent: $812
Owner-occupied: 12,965
Renter-occupied: 3,313

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 23,750 votes cast

Republican 19,710 83.0%
Democratic 3,865 16.3%
Other / third-party 175 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 377 1.0%
German 148 0.4%
Vietnamese 85 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 72 0.2%
Tagalog 30 0.1%
Other Indo-European 16 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 13 0.0%
Other 7 0.0%
Chinese 6 0.0%
Slavic languages 5 0.0%
Arabic 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 16,278
Family households: 10,779; 66.2% of households
Married w/ children: 9,187
Single-mother households: 522
Veterans: 1,805; 5.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

77.6% overall adherence rate

Catholic 22,244 52.3%
Evangelical Protestant 6,354 14.9%
Mainline Protestant 3,813 9.0%
Black Protestant 450 1.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 126 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.3%
With a disability: 10.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Mercer County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 1 (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: Celina

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 4; 12.76 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023