Jury Pool Profile

Ross County, Ohio

Republican +39 (2024)

Population: 76,748
Median household income: $59,819
Unemployment: 5.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 68,353 89.1%
Black or African American alone 4,131 5.4%
Asian alone 414 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 121 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 36 0.0%
Some other race alone 656 0.9%
Two or more races 3,037 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,070 1.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41

Under 18 16,288 21.2%
18–24 5,806 7.6%
25–44 20,046 26.1%
45–64 21,176 27.6%
65 and over 13,432 17.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.9%; +1.43 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.9B; 0.42% of state
Avg. annual pay: $58,036
Establishments: 1,546

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 9,390 31.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 6,168 20.9%
Manufacturing 4,720 16.0%
Leisure & hospitality 3,290 11.1%
Public administration 2,150 7.3%
Professional & business services 1,465 5.0%
Construction 779 2.6%
Financial activities 656 2.2%
Other services 536 1.8%
Information 263 0.9%
Natural resources & mining 90 0.3%
Unclassified 2 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 70.6%
Median gross rent: $858
Owner-occupied: 20,779
Renter-occupied: 8,650

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 32,930 votes cast

Republican 22,801 69.2%
Democratic 9,846 29.9%
Other / third-party 283 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 548 0.8%
German 284 0.4%
Tagalog 89 0.1%
Other Indo-European 68 0.1%
Chinese 65 0.1%
Other 61 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 34 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 22 0.0%
Arabic 22 0.0%
Slavic languages 18 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 29,429
Family households: 18,539; 63.0% of households
Married w/ children: 13,480
Single-mother households: 1,993
Veterans: 4,838; 8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.3% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 29,296 38.0%
Mainline Protestant 4,003 5.2%
Catholic 3,521 4.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 844 1.1%
Black Protestant 370 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.7%
With a disability: 18.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Ross County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 3 (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: Chillicothe

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 7; 11.58 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 7

NHTSA FARS 2023