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Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Republican +43.3 (2024)
County seat
New Philadelphia
Judicial district
Tuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas
Population (July 2025 estimate)
92,373
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 92,385.

At a glance

Tuscarawas County is a 92,373-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,524, $5,735 below the OH state median of $72,259; 19.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 23.8% of covered employment, average pay $67,698/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.65%, below the 4.05% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 71% of the vote across the three.

Population
92,385
Median household income
$65,044
Unemployment
3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.

Tuscarawas County has a population of 92,385, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.5%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 4.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $66,524; 19.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.3% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 84,889 91.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,306 4.7%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 575 0.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 326 0.4%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,870 2.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 66 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 6 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 347 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 41.1

  • Under 18 21,454 23.2%
  • 18–24 6,997 7.6%
  • 25–44 21,695 23.5%
  • 45–64 23,594 25.5%
  • 65 and over 18,645 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$66,524
90% interval $63,177–$69,871
−$5,735 vs OH · 53rd of 88
Below poverty line
11.3%
90% interval 9.5%–13.1%
−1.3 pp vs OH · 52nd of 88

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Led by manufacturing and healthcare & education

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 8,885 jobs; Education & health services, 8,225, is within 20% of it.

Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 23.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.65%, below the Ohio state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.6%
−0.4 pp vs. state
County GDP
$5.3B
0.58% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,381
Establishments
2,436

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 8,885 23.8%
  • Education & health services 8,225 22.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 6,550 17.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 3,970 10.6%
  • Professional & business services 3,230 8.7%
  • Construction 1,785 4.8%
  • Public administration 1,345 3.6%
  • Other services 1,170 3.1%
  • Financial activities 1,061 2.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 818 2.2%
  • Information 273 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
68.9%
+1.7 pp vs OH · 72nd of 88
Median gross rent
$908
−$126 vs OH · 34th of 88
Owner-occupied
26,507
Renter-occupied
11,985

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $71,353/yr) pays 3.6× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,952/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 15 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Largest employers

Principal employers by headcount

# Employer Sector Employees
1 Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital Health care 1,183

Showing 1 of 10 employers on the published list(5,254 employees total).

Source: Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the year ended December 31, 2024, 'Principal Employers 2024 and 2015' schedule, sourced to the county, the Cities of Dover and New Philadelphia and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. (2024)

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Tuscarawas County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.3% in 2024, 69.2% in 2020, 65.1% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 43,019 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201665.1%29.7%
202069.2%29.3%
202471.3%28.0%
  • Republican 30,652 71.3%
  • Democratic 12,032 28.0%
  • Other / third-party 335 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

8.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (4,779 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

91.2% speak only English at home

  • German or other West Germanic 4,311 5.0%
  • Spanish 2,386 2.8%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 118 0.1%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 104 0.1%
  • Tagalog 90 0.1%
  • Arabic 36 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
38,492
Family households
24,733
64.3% of households
Married couples w/ children
6,290
25.4% of families
Single-mother families
1,855
7.5% of families
Veterans
4,779
6.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

49.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 22,726 24.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 13,275 14.2%
  • Catholic 8,820 9.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,267 1.4%
  • Black Protestant 350 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.5%
±1.1 pp
Uninsured
8.5%
±1.1 pp
14th of 88
With a disability
15.5%
±1.1 pp
47th of 88
Bachelor's or higher
19.8%
±1.4 pp
−11.7 pp vs OH · 46th of 88
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
10.9%
90% interval 9.8%–12.0% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Tuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas
Judges
4 (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
New Philadelphia
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tuscarawas totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 12 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
12
16.92 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
12

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Tuscarawas County, Ohio to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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