Jury Pool Profile
Monroe County, Ohio
- County seat
- Woodsfield
- Judicial district
- Monroe County Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,994
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,227.
At a glance
Monroe County is a 12,994-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,813, $13,446 below the OH state median of $72,259; 12.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.7% of covered employment, average pay $51,184/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.3%, above the 4.05% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,227
- Median household income
- $60,134
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Monroe County has a population of 13,227, with a median age of 46.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.3%; Black residents 0.4%.
The median household earns $58,813; 12.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.3%, above the Ohio state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Monroe County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.4% in 2024, 76.4% in 2020, 71.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (833 individuals).