Jury Pool Profile

Sandusky County, Ohio

Republican +31 (2024)

Population: 58,770
Median household income: $62,500
Unemployment: 5.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 50,347 85.7%
Black or African American alone 1,894 3.2%
Asian alone 245 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 126 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 5 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,886 3.2%
Two or more races 4,267 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,247 10.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.5

Under 18 12,808 21.8%
18–24 4,293 7.3%
25–44 14,177 24.1%
45–64 15,823 26.9%
65 and over 11,669 19.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.7%; +1.28 pp vs. state
County GDP: $4.1B; 0.44% of state
Avg. annual pay: $52,676
Establishments: 1,468

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 8,554 34.3%
Education & health services 4,838 19.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,921 15.7%
Leisure & hospitality 2,348 9.4%
Professional & business services 1,755 7.0%
Construction 1,046 4.2%
Financial activities 749 3.0%
Other services 700 2.8%
Public administration 640 2.6%
Natural resources & mining 198 0.8%
Information 180 0.7%
Unclassified 6 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.3%
Median gross rent: $786
Owner-occupied: 18,167
Renter-occupied: 6,285

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 29,713 votes cast

Republican 19,311 65.0%
Democratic 10,139 34.1%
Other / third-party 263 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 2,238 4.0%
Other Indo-European 200 0.4%
German 58 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 51 0.1%
Arabic 27 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 15 0.0%
Other 11 0.0%
Slavic languages 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 24,452
Family households: 15,882; 65.0% of households
Married w/ children: 11,705
Single-mother households: 1,474
Veterans: 3,529; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

42.0% overall adherence rate

Catholic 8,466 14.4%
Mainline Protestant 7,878 13.4%
Evangelical Protestant 7,017 11.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 898 1.5%
Black Protestant 474 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.3%
With a disability: 16.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Sandusky 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: Fremont

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 12; 26.11 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 9

NHTSA FARS 2023