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Jury Pool Profile

Perry County, Ohio

Republican +55 (2024)
Population
35,474
Median household income
$64,737
Unemployment
5.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 34,080 96.1%
  • Black or African American alone 80 0.2%
  • Asian alone 41 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 24 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 123 0.3%
  • Two or more races 1,126 3.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 288 0.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.1

  • Under 18 8,373 23.6%
  • 18–24 2,544 7.2%
  • 25–44 8,539 24.1%
  • 45–64 9,663 27.2%
  • 65 and over 6,355 17.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.7%
+1.23 pp vs. state
County GDP
$937.2M
0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,770
Establishments
601

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 2,039 31.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,164 18.2%
  • Manufacturing 836 13.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 608 9.5%
  • Public administration 431 6.7%
  • Construction 422 6.6%
  • Professional & business services 374 5.8%
  • Other services 185 2.9%
  • Financial activities 156 2.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 137 2.1%
  • Information 46 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.5%
Median gross rent
$727
Owner-occupied
10,215
Renter-occupied
3,134

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 16,991 votes cast

  • Republican 13,062 76.9%
  • Democratic 3,800 22.4%
  • Other / third-party 129 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 607 1.8%
  • German 156 0.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 108 0.3%
  • Other Indo-European 41 0.1%
  • Chinese 14 0.0%
  • Other 13 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
13,349
Family households
9,537
71.4% of households
Married w/ children
6,993
Single-mother households
800
Veterans
2,408
8.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

27.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,701 10.5%
  • Catholic 2,919 8.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,503 7.1%
  • Black Protestant 300 0.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 259 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.8%
With a disability
17.1%
Bachelor's or higher
15.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Perry 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
New Lexington
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
22.14 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Perry County, Ohio to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.