Jury Pool Profile

Morgan County, Ohio

Republican +53 (2024)

Population: 13,758
Median household income: $55,971
Unemployment: 6.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 12,551 91.2%
Black or African American alone 417 3.0%
Asian alone 23 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 14 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 97 0.7%
Two or more races 656 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 146 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.4

Under 18 2,916 21.2%
18–24 985 7.2%
25–44 3,043 22.1%
45–64 3,782 27.5%
65 and over 3,032 22.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.1%; +1.61 pp vs. state
County GDP: $516.1M; 0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,594
Establishments: 235

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 832 27.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 674 22.5%
Manufacturing 533 17.8%
Leisure & hospitality 314 10.5%
Public administration 235 7.9%
Construction 107 3.6%
Financial activities 99 3.3%
Professional & business services 94 3.1%
Natural resources & mining 26 0.9%
Information 11 0.4%
Other services 4 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 77.2%
Median gross rent: $713
Owner-occupied: 4,347
Renter-occupied: 1,286

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,782 votes cast

Republican 5,168 76.2%
Democratic 1,560 23.0%
Other / third-party 54 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.2% speak only English at home

German 253 1.9%
Spanish 105 0.8%
French (incl. Cajun) 66 0.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 19 0.1%
Arabic 15 0.1%
Slavic languages 12 0.1%
Korean 11 0.1%
Other Indo-European 8 0.1%
Chinese 4 0.0%
Vietnamese 4 0.0%
Tagalog 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,633
Family households: 3,680; 65.3% of households
Married w/ children: 2,913
Single-mother households: 270
Veterans: 908; 8.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

25.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 2,415 17.5%
Mainline Protestant 846 6.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 163 1.2%
Catholic 99 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.4%
With a disability: 19.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Morgan 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: McConnelsville

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 27.67 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023