Jury Pool Profile

Pike County, Ohio

Republican +54 (2024)

Population: 27,080
Median household income: $49,552
Unemployment: 7.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 25,774 95.2%
Black or African American alone 289 1.1%
Asian alone 90 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 23 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 128 0.5%
Some other race alone 9 0.0%
Two or more races 767 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 164 0.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.1

Under 18 6,398 23.6%
18–24 2,093 7.7%
25–44 6,482 23.9%
45–64 7,133 26.3%
65 and over 4,974 18.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 7.0%; +2.59 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.6B; 0.17% of state
Avg. annual pay: $63,815
Establishments: 598

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 2,778 26.2%
Professional & business services 2,685 25.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,985 18.7%
Manufacturing 893 8.4%
Leisure & hospitality 761 7.2%
Construction 563 5.3%
Public administration 359 3.4%
Financial activities 287 2.7%
Other services 178 1.7%
Natural resources & mining 56 0.5%
Information 43 0.4%
Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 65.8%
Median gross rent: $833
Owner-occupied: 7,116
Renter-occupied: 3,700

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,218 votes cast

Republican 9,352 76.5%
Democratic 2,793 22.9%
Other / third-party 73 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.2% speak only English at home

Other Indo-European 155 0.6%
Spanish 118 0.5%
German 80 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 30 0.1%
Korean 26 0.1%
Tagalog 25 0.1%
Arabic 15 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 7 0.0%
Vietnamese 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 10,816
Family households: 7,021; 64.9% of households
Married w/ children: 5,039
Single-mother households: 725
Veterans: 1,766; 8.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

20.0% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 3,935 14.5%
Mainline Protestant 799 2.9%
Catholic 301 1.1%
Black Protestant 202 0.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 192 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.4%
With a disability: 23.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Pike 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: Waverly

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 8; 38.68 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023