Jury Pool Profile

Stark County, Ohio

Republican +22 (2024)

Population: 373,764
Median household income: $65,740
Unemployment: 5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 318,786 85.3%
Black or African American alone 28,074 7.5%
Asian alone 3,254 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 348 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 123 0.0%
Some other race alone 2,300 0.6%
Two or more races 20,879 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10,887 2.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.9

Under 18 80,875 21.6%
18–24 30,765 8.2%
25–44 89,551 24.0%
45–64 97,473 26.1%
65 and over 75,100 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.0%; +0.53 pp vs. state
County GDP: $23.2B; 2.51% of state
Avg. annual pay: $54,631
Establishments: 9,494

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 41,663 26.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 33,568 21.2%
Manufacturing 24,085 15.2%
Leisure & hospitality 18,623 11.7%
Professional & business services 14,338 9.0%
Construction 8,139 5.1%
Financial activities 6,097 3.8%
Other services 5,697 3.6%
Public administration 3,985 2.5%
Information 1,838 1.2%
Natural resources & mining 462 0.3%
Unclassified 5 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.6%
Median gross rent: $877
Owner-occupied: 106,535
Renter-occupied: 48,831

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 184,158 votes cast

Republican 111,478 60.5%
Democratic 71,090 38.6%
Other / third-party 1,590 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 4,042 1.1%
Other Indo-European 1,735 0.5%
German 1,264 0.4%
Slavic languages 812 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 612 0.2%
Chinese 495 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 434 0.1%
Tagalog 341 0.1%
Arabic 302 0.1%
Other 301 0.1%
Vietnamese 262 0.1%
Korean 42 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 155,366
Family households: 96,986; 62.4% of households
Married w/ children: 69,817
Single-mother households: 10,642
Veterans: 20,558; 7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

47.0% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 83,597 22.3%
Catholic 48,181 12.9%
Mainline Protestant 29,797 7.9%
Black Protestant 6,370 1.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5,183 1.4%
Orthodox 3,000 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.3%
With a disability: 14.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 25.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Stark County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 6 (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: Canton

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 20; 6.83 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 19

NHTSA FARS 2023