Jury Pool Profile

Richland County, Ohio

Republican +42 (2024)

Population: 125,138
Median household income: $57,649
Unemployment: 5.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 106,341 85.0%
Black or African American alone 9,316 7.4%
Asian alone 1,099 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 131 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 147 0.1%
Some other race alone 1,404 1.1%
Two or more races 6,700 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,757 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.9

Under 18 27,352 21.9%
18–24 10,153 8.1%
25–44 31,574 25.2%
45–64 31,296 25.0%
65 and over 24,763 19.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.5%; +1 pp vs. state
County GDP: $6.0B; 0.65% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,804
Establishments: 2,896

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 12,410 25.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 9,727 19.9%
Manufacturing 9,428 19.3%
Leisure & hospitality 5,619 11.5%
Professional & business services 3,550 7.3%
Public administration 2,695 5.5%
Construction 2,219 4.5%
Financial activities 1,341 2.7%
Other services 1,334 2.7%
Information 476 1.0%
Natural resources & mining 151 0.3%
Unclassified 4 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.5%
Median gross rent: $791
Owner-occupied: 34,280
Renter-occupied: 15,788

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 58,358 votes cast

Republican 41,298 70.8%
Democratic 16,591 28.4%
Other / third-party 469 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.8% speak only English at home

German 1,709 1.4%
Spanish 1,550 1.3%
Other Indo-European 420 0.4%
Slavic languages 241 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 233 0.2%
Arabic 206 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 177 0.2%
Vietnamese 115 0.1%
Tagalog 112 0.1%
Other 81 0.1%
Korean 55 0.0%
Chinese 13 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 50,068
Family households: 30,154; 60.2% of households
Married w/ children: 22,635
Single-mother households: 2,845
Veterans: 8,127; 8.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

44.0% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 32,495 26.0%
Mainline Protestant 8,651 6.9%
Catholic 7,003 5.6%
Black Protestant 4,462 3.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,179 1.7%
Orthodox 120 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.1%
With a disability: 16.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Richland 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: Mansfield

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 17; 17.38 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 17

NHTSA FARS 2023