Jury Pool Profile

Preble County, Ohio

Republican +59 (2024)

Population: 40,802
Median household income: $71,237
Unemployment: 4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 39,063 95.7%
Black or African American alone 321 0.8%
Asian alone 79 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 16 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 4 0.0%
Some other race alone 183 0.4%
Two or more races 1,136 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 441 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.2

Under 18 9,124 22.4%
18–24 3,015 7.4%
25–44 9,334 22.9%
45–64 11,244 27.6%
65 and over 8,085 19.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.3%; -0.1 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.6B; 0.17% of state
Avg. annual pay: $52,740
Establishments: 806

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 3,807 33.1%
Education & health services 2,357 20.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,055 17.9%
Leisure & hospitality 1,025 8.9%
Public administration 506 4.4%
Professional & business services 503 4.4%
Construction 471 4.1%
Other services 335 2.9%
Financial activities 272 2.4%
Natural resources & mining 113 1.0%
Information 65 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 79.4%
Median gross rent: $803
Owner-occupied: 13,289
Renter-occupied: 3,453

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 21,653 votes cast

Republican 17,146 79.2%
Democratic 4,343 20.1%
Other / third-party 164 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 230 0.6%
Tagalog 92 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 56 0.1%
Other Indo-European 54 0.1%
German 38 0.1%
Other 21 0.1%
Slavic languages 5 0.0%
Arabic 5 0.0%
Korean 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 16,742
Family households: 11,601; 69.3% of households
Married w/ children: 8,972
Single-mother households: 965
Veterans: 2,635; 8.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

22.4% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 5,042 12.3%
Mainline Protestant 2,419 5.9%
Catholic 1,099 2.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 539 1.3%
Black Protestant 76 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.8%
With a disability: 15.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Preble County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 2 (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: Eaton

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 14; 44.19 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 12

NHTSA FARS 2023