Jury Pool Profile

Seneca County, Ohio

Republican +38 (2024)

Population: 54,861
Median household income: $65,020
Unemployment: 5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 49,641 90.5%
Black or African American alone 1,479 2.7%
Asian alone 303 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 182 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 12 0.0%
Some other race alone 964 1.8%
Two or more races 2,280 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,031 5.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.5

Under 18 11,863 21.6%
18–24 5,938 10.8%
25–44 12,747 23.2%
45–64 14,078 25.7%
65 and over 10,235 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.0%; +0.59 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.8B; 0.3% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,201
Establishments: 1,256

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 4,865 25.5%
Manufacturing 4,507 23.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,579 18.7%
Leisure & hospitality 2,224 11.6%
Professional & business services 949 5.0%
Construction 881 4.6%
Other services 613 3.2%
Public administration 574 3.0%
Financial activities 493 2.6%
Natural resources & mining 216 1.1%
Information 188 1.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.4%
Median gross rent: $814
Owner-occupied: 16,225
Renter-occupied: 5,874

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 25,262 votes cast

Republican 17,241 68.2%
Democratic 7,765 30.7%
Other / third-party 256 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 967 1.9%
Other Indo-European 180 0.3%
German 137 0.3%
Korean 112 0.2%
Slavic languages 50 0.1%
Chinese 47 0.1%
Other 43 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 30 0.1%
Arabic 22 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 16 0.0%
Vietnamese 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 22,099
Family households: 14,044; 63.6% of households
Married w/ children: 10,319
Single-mother households: 1,419
Veterans: 2,962; 6.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

44.8% overall adherence rate

Catholic 15,006 27.2%
Mainline Protestant 6,019 10.9%
Evangelical Protestant 2,337 4.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 813 1.5%
Black Protestant 500 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.7%
With a disability: 14.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Seneca County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 2 (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: Tiffin

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 6; 13.95 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023