Jury Pool Profile
Putnam County, Ohio
- County seat
- Ottawa
- Judicial district
- Putnam County Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 34,380
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 34,314.
At a glance
Putnam County is a 34,380-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $88,101, $15,842 above the OH state median of $72,259; 26.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 32.4% of covered employment, average pay $69,328/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the 4.05% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 34,314
- Median household income
- $84,928
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Putnam County has a population of 34,314, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.1%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 6.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $88,101; 26.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 32% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 32.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the Ohio state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Putnam County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.9% in 2024, 82.4% in 2020, 80.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Arabic. Veterans account for 4.6% of the adult civilian population (1,173 individuals).