Jury Pool Profile

Ottawa County, Ohio

Republican +25 (2024)

Population: 40,161
Median household income: $75,728
Unemployment: 6.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 37,241 92.7%
Black or African American alone 448 1.1%
Asian alone 140 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 74 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 8 0.0%
Some other race alone 778 1.9%
Two or more races 1,472 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,093 5.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.3

Under 18 7,114 17.7%
18–24 2,507 6.2%
25–44 8,119 20.2%
45–64 11,569 28.8%
65 and over 10,852 27.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.5%; +2.01 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.6B; 0.28% of state
Avg. annual pay: $53,467
Establishments: 1,226

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 3,025 21.4%
Education & health services 2,883 20.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,758 19.5%
Manufacturing 2,028 14.3%
Public administration 938 6.6%
Construction 775 5.5%
Professional & business services 601 4.2%
Financial activities 451 3.2%
Other services 428 3.0%
Natural resources & mining 183 1.3%
Information 78 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 83.6%
Median gross rent: $909
Owner-occupied: 15,123
Renter-occupied: 2,968

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 23,956 votes cast

Republican 14,872 62.1%
Democratic 8,866 37.0%
Other / third-party 218 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 470 1.2%
Arabic 157 0.4%
German 101 0.3%
Other Indo-European 94 0.2%
Slavic languages 23 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 13 0.0%
Korean 10 0.0%
Chinese 7 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 7 0.0%
Tagalog 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 18,091
Family households: 11,462; 63.4% of households
Married w/ children: 9,106
Single-mother households: 971
Veterans: 2,683; 8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.8% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 10,286 25.5%
Catholic 8,603 21.3%
Evangelical Protestant 2,149 5.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 250 0.6%
Orthodox 41 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.7%
With a disability: 15.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 28.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 2 (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: Port Clinton

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 9.08 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023