Jury Pool Profile

Portage County, Ohio

Republican +16 (2024)

Population: 161,421
Median household income: $72,822
Unemployment: 4.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 141,303 87.5%
Black or African American alone 7,621 4.7%
Asian alone 2,840 1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 144 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 27 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,596 1.0%
Two or more races 7,890 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,591 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.3

Under 18 29,671 18.4%
18–24 24,295 15.1%
25–44 36,955 22.9%
45–64 41,802 25.9%
65 and over 28,698 17.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.9%; +0.41 pp vs. state
County GDP: $8.8B; 0.95% of state
Avg. annual pay: $57,670
Establishments: 3,770

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 14,096 24.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 12,527 22.1%
Manufacturing 10,209 18.0%
Leisure & hospitality 6,499 11.5%
Professional & business services 4,704 8.3%
Construction 2,413 4.3%
Public administration 1,920 3.4%
Financial activities 1,700 3.0%
Other services 1,575 2.8%
Information 486 0.9%
Natural resources & mining 431 0.8%
Unclassified 2 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 70.1%
Median gross rent: $1,036
Owner-occupied: 45,284
Renter-occupied: 19,276

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 83,181 votes cast

Republican 47,681 57.3%
Democratic 34,759 41.8%
Other / third-party 741 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.6% speak only English at home

Other Indo-European 1,593 1.0%
Spanish 1,588 1.0%
German 875 0.6%
Arabic 753 0.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 612 0.4%
Chinese 348 0.2%
Slavic languages 327 0.2%
Other 292 0.2%
Tagalog 130 0.1%
Korean 98 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 78 0.1%
Vietnamese 27 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 64,560
Family households: 39,935; 61.9% of households
Married w/ children: 30,194
Single-mother households: 3,226
Veterans: 8,181; 6.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

28.3% overall adherence rate

Catholic 16,667 10.3%
Evangelical Protestant 16,061 9.9%
Mainline Protestant 7,703 4.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 4,121 2.5%
Black Protestant 1,015 0.6%
Orthodox 200 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.8%
With a disability: 13.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 31.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Portage County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 4 (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: Ravenna

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 20; 15.18 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 20

NHTSA FARS 2023