Perry County, Ohio

• White (non-Hispanic) 33,992 95.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 314 0.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 73 0.2%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 47 0.1%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,063 3.0%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 46 0.1%

• Under 18 8,327 23.4%
• 18–24 2,503 7.0%
• 25–44 8,614 24.2%
• 45–64 9,574 26.9%
• 65 and over 6,517 18.3%

Median household income

$68,322

90% interval $61,137–$75,507

−$3,937 vs OH · 47th of 88

Below poverty line

13.7%

90% interval 11.0%–16.4%

+1.1 pp vs OH · 32nd of 88

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.5%

+0.5 pp vs. state

County GDP

$937.2M

0.1% of state

Avg. annual pay

$52,912

Establishments

594

• Education & health services 1,987 31.6%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,114 17.7%
• Manufacturing 793 12.6%
• Leisure & hospitality 585 9.3%
• Public administration 472 7.5%
• Construction 410 6.5%
• Professional & business services 400 6.4%
• Other services 196 3.1%
• Financial activities 146 2.3%
• Natural resources & mining 134 2.1%
• Information 57 0.9%

Home ownership

76.4%

+9.2 pp vs OH · 29th of 88

Median gross rent

$777

−$257 vs OH · 78th of 88

Owner-occupied

10,273

Renter-occupied

3,179

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Construction, $127,917/yr) pays 7.1× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,053/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

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

• Spanish 572 1.7%
• German or other West Germanic 237 0.7%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 88 0.3%
• Chinese 14 0.0%

Households

13,452

Family households

9,686

72.0% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,212

22.8% of families

Single-mother families

719

7.4% of families

Veterans

2,316

8.5% of civilians 18+

• 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%

Health insured

91.9%

±1.6 pp

Uninsured

8.1%

±1.6 pp

18th of 88

With a disability

16.3%

±1.5 pp

33rd of 88

Bachelor's or higher

16.2%

±1.9 pp

−15.3 pp vs OH · 71st of 88

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.5%

90% interval 7.6%–9.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

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

Traffic fatalities

11

40.43 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

11