Jury Pool Profile

Morrow County, Ohio

Republican +56 (2024)

Population: 35,214
Median household income: $71,047
Unemployment: 4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 33,470 95.0%
Black or African American alone 188 0.5%
Asian alone 119 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 32 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 310 0.9%
Two or more races 1,095 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 641 1.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.3

Under 18 7,773 22.1%
18–24 2,534 7.2%
25–44 8,162 23.2%
45–64 10,143 28.8%
65 and over 6,602 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.5%; +0.08 pp vs. state
County GDP: $909.9M; 0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay: $44,743
Establishments: 573

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,739 31.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 898 16.3%
Manufacturing 746 13.5%
Leisure & hospitality 587 10.6%
Construction 432 7.8%
Public administration 383 6.9%
Professional & business services 260 4.7%
Natural resources & mining 160 2.9%
Other services 132 2.4%
Financial activities 123 2.2%
Information 52 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.8%
Median gross rent: $942
Owner-occupied: 10,997
Renter-occupied: 2,452

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 18,855 votes cast

Republican 14,609 77.5%
Democratic 4,100 21.7%
Other / third-party 146 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.7% speak only English at home

German 1,064 3.2%
Spanish 189 0.6%
Tagalog 98 0.3%
Other Indo-European 45 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 25 0.1%
Other 10 0.0%
Slavic languages 5 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 3 0.0%
Korean 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 13,449
Family households: 9,617; 71.5% of households
Married w/ children: 7,584
Single-mother households: 726
Veterans: 2,096; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

34.7% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 8,338 23.9%
Mainline Protestant 3,029 8.7%
Catholic 587 1.7%
Black Protestant 180 0.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 4 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.1%
With a disability: 15.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Morrow 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: Mount Gilead

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 18.22 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023