Jury Pool Profile

Putnam County, Ohio

Republican +69 (2024)

Population: 34,352
Median household income: $82,785
Unemployment: 3.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 31,620 92.0%
Black or African American alone 294 0.9%
Asian alone 75 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 147 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 18 0.1%
Some other race alone 1,233 3.6%
Two or more races 965 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,264 6.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40

Under 18 8,738 25.4%
18–24 2,602 7.6%
25–44 7,807 22.7%
45–64 8,918 26.0%
65 and over 6,287 18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.9%; -0.54 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.7B; 0.18% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,046
Establishments: 868

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 4,024 32.1%
Education & health services 2,511 20.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,973 15.7%
Construction 1,119 8.9%
Leisure & hospitality 1,038 8.3%
Professional & business services 475 3.8%
Other services 472 3.8%
Public administration 387 3.1%
Financial activities 310 2.5%
Natural resources & mining 154 1.2%
Information 77 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 85.8%
Median gross rent: $857
Owner-occupied: 11,300
Renter-occupied: 1,873

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 19,754 votes cast

Republican 16,576 83.9%
Democratic 2,996 15.2%
Other / third-party 182 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 917 2.8%
German 221 0.7%
French (incl. Cajun) 28 0.1%
Other 28 0.1%
Tagalog 23 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 9 0.0%
Other Indo-European 8 0.0%
Chinese 8 0.0%
Slavic languages 6 0.0%
Vietnamese 4 0.0%
Arabic 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 13,173
Family households: 9,493; 72.1% of households
Married w/ children: 8,337
Single-mother households: 273
Veterans: 1,206; 4.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

72.0% overall adherence rate

Catholic 20,231 58.7%
Evangelical Protestant 2,452 7.1%
Mainline Protestant 1,707 5.0%
Black Protestant 400 1.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.4%
With a disability: 9.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 26.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Putnam 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: Ottawa

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023