Jury Pool Profile

Muskingum County, Ohio

Republican +44 (2024)

Population: 86,382
Median household income: $59,203
Unemployment: 5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 78,566 91.0%
Black or African American alone 2,721 3.1%
Asian alone 461 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 54 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 10 0.0%
Some other race alone 520 0.6%
Two or more races 4,050 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,111 1.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.5

Under 18 19,617 22.7%
18–24 7,545 8.7%
25–44 20,707 24.0%
45–64 22,719 26.3%
65 and over 15,794 18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.0%; +0.55 pp vs. state
County GDP: $5.1B; 0.56% of state
Avg. annual pay: $52,271
Establishments: 1,970

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 11,090 31.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 8,591 24.3%
Leisure & hospitality 4,013 11.3%
Manufacturing 3,257 9.2%
Professional & business services 1,954 5.5%
Construction 1,522 4.3%
Other services 1,248 3.5%
Public administration 1,045 2.9%
Financial activities 946 2.7%
Natural resources & mining 931 2.6%
Information 825 2.3%
Unclassified 3 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.7%
Median gross rent: $811
Owner-occupied: 23,537
Renter-occupied: 10,706

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 39,327 votes cast

Republican 28,147 71.6%
Democratic 10,874 27.7%
Other / third-party 306 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 550 0.7%
German 541 0.7%
Other Indo-European 229 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 147 0.2%
Tagalog 125 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 77 0.1%
Chinese 63 0.1%
Arabic 22 0.0%
Korean 19 0.0%
Slavic languages 10 0.0%
Vietnamese 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 34,243
Family households: 21,996; 64.2% of households
Married w/ children: 15,398
Single-mother households: 2,677
Veterans: 4,816; 7.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

36.1% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 16,606 19.2%
Mainline Protestant 8,970 10.4%
Catholic 4,571 5.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 738 0.9%
Black Protestant 300 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.1%
With a disability: 15.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 3 (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: Zanesville

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 16; 23.96 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 14

NHTSA FARS 2023