Jury Pool Profile

Paulding County, Ohio

Republican +56 (2024)

Population: 18,800
Median household income: $68,167
Unemployment: 4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 17,336 92.2%
Black or African American alone 149 0.8%
Asian alone 48 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 81 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 259 1.4%
Two or more races 927 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,043 5.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.7

Under 18 4,468 23.8%
18–24 1,341 7.1%
25–44 4,355 23.2%
45–64 5,064 26.9%
65 and over 3,572 19.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.5%; +0.06 pp vs. state
County GDP: $790.0M; 0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,035
Establishments: 420

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 1,123 22.5%
Education & health services 1,118 22.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 938 18.8%
Natural resources & mining 645 12.9%
Public administration 312 6.3%
Leisure & hospitality 257 5.2%
Professional & business services 227 4.6%
Construction 119 2.4%
Financial activities 112 2.2%
Other services 94 1.9%
Information 37 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 80.2%
Median gross rent: $750
Owner-occupied: 6,047
Renter-occupied: 1,496

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,276 votes cast

Republican 7,203 77.7%
Democratic 1,987 21.4%
Other / third-party 86 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 389 2.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 36 0.2%
Tagalog 27 0.2%
German 24 0.1%
Other 9 0.1%
Other Indo-European 3 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,543
Family households: 4,963; 65.8% of households
Married w/ children: 3,798
Single-mother households: 345
Veterans: 1,138; 7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

41.1% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 3,758 20.0%
Mainline Protestant 1,936 10.3%
Catholic 1,845 9.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 194 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.4%
With a disability: 16.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 15.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Paulding 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: Paulding

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 20.93 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023