Jury Pool Profile

Shelby County, Ohio

Republican +65 (2024)

Population: 48,007
Median household income: $72,822
Unemployment: 4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 44,523 92.7%
Black or African American alone 1,031 2.1%
Asian alone 374 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 40 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 353 0.7%
Two or more races 1,686 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 807 1.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.1

Under 18 11,842 24.7%
18–24 4,038 8.4%
25–44 11,050 23.0%
45–64 12,637 26.3%
65 and over 8,440 17.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.3%; -0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP: $4.1B; 0.44% of state
Avg. annual pay: $62,089
Establishments: 1,138

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 12,068 45.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 4,207 15.8%
Education & health services 3,264 12.3%
Professional & business services 1,893 7.1%
Construction 1,639 6.2%
Leisure & hospitality 1,628 6.1%
Public administration 669 2.5%
Other services 582 2.2%
Financial activities 400 1.5%
Natural resources & mining 181 0.7%
Information 112 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.7%
Median gross rent: $904
Owner-occupied: 13,854
Renter-occupied: 4,932

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 25,288 votes cast

Republican 20,740 82.0%
Democratic 4,350 17.2%
Other / third-party 198 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 325 0.7%
Other Asian/Pacific 128 0.3%
Other 110 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 100 0.2%
Slavic languages 59 0.1%
Tagalog 58 0.1%
Chinese 46 0.1%
German 38 0.1%
Other Indo-European 30 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 18,786
Family households: 12,597; 67.1% of households
Married w/ children: 10,072
Single-mother households: 1,225
Veterans: 2,720; 7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

63.9% overall adherence rate

Catholic 13,106 27.2%
Evangelical Protestant 12,683 26.3%
Mainline Protestant 4,624 9.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 234 0.5%
Black Protestant 150 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.3%
With a disability: 14.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Shelby 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: Sidney

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 13.83 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023