Jury Pool Profile

Van Wert County, Ohio

Republican +59 (2024)

Population: 28,824
Median household income: $65,344
Unemployment: 4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 27,073 93.9%
Black or African American alone 199 0.7%
Asian alone 115 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 27 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 276 1.0%
Two or more races 1,134 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,138 3.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.4

Under 18 6,682 23.2%
18–24 2,185 7.6%
25–44 6,881 23.9%
45–64 7,457 25.9%
65 and over 5,619 19.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.3%; -0.1 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.7B; 0.19% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,418
Establishments: 658

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 3,021 26.2%
Education & health services 2,707 23.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,271 19.7%
Leisure & hospitality 1,065 9.2%
Financial activities 727 6.3%
Other services 422 3.7%
Professional & business services 413 3.6%
Public administration 396 3.4%
Construction 281 2.4%
Natural resources & mining 168 1.5%
Information 49 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 80.6%
Median gross rent: $792
Owner-occupied: 9,392
Renter-occupied: 2,259

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 14,729 votes cast

Republican 11,616 78.9%
Democratic 3,000 20.4%
Other / third-party 113 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 350 1.3%
German 203 0.8%
Korean 54 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 27 0.1%
Tagalog 16 0.1%
Slavic languages 15 0.1%
Other Indo-European 11 0.0%
Chinese 6 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 11,651
Family households: 8,000; 68.7% of households
Married w/ children: 6,166
Single-mother households: 638
Veterans: 1,462; 6.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

35.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 4,652 16.1%
Mainline Protestant 3,320 11.5%
Catholic 2,212 7.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 98 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.5%
With a disability: 13.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 1 (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: Van Wert

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023