Jury Pool Profile

Scioto County, Ohio

Republican +48 (2024)

Population: 73,118
Median household income: $49,571
Unemployment: 6.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 68,092 93.1%
Black or African American alone 1,786 2.4%
Asian alone 364 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 58 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 18 0.0%
Some other race alone 214 0.3%
Two or more races 2,586 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,093 1.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.6

Under 18 15,893 21.7%
18–24 6,292 8.6%
25–44 18,267 25.0%
45–64 19,137 26.2%
65 and over 13,529 18.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.7%; +2.28 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.5B; 0.38% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,418
Establishments: 1,502

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 12,080 48.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,844 15.3%
Leisure & hospitality 2,671 10.6%
Public administration 1,751 7.0%
Manufacturing 1,560 6.2%
Professional & business services 1,170 4.7%
Construction 661 2.6%
Financial activities 632 2.5%
Other services 578 2.3%
Information 149 0.6%
Natural resources & mining 50 0.2%
Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 69.0%
Median gross rent: $749
Owner-occupied: 19,764
Renter-occupied: 8,873

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 31,179 votes cast

Republican 22,978 73.7%
Democratic 8,021 25.7%
Other / third-party 180 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 416 0.6%
Chinese 179 0.3%
German 126 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 102 0.1%
Tagalog 35 0.1%
Other Indo-European 29 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 24 0.0%
Other 15 0.0%
Korean 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 28,637
Family households: 18,324; 64.0% of households
Married w/ children: 12,884
Single-mother households: 1,791
Veterans: 3,976; 7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

32.6% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 15,687 21.2%
Mainline Protestant 3,473 4.7%
Catholic 3,374 4.6%
Black Protestant 900 1.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 685 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.8%
With a disability: 22.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Scioto 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: Portsmouth

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 9; 15.73 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 9

NHTSA FARS 2023