Jury Pool Profile

Washington County, Ohio

Republican +44 (2024)

Population: 59,318
Median household income: $61,355
Unemployment: 5.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 55,969 94.4%
Black or African American alone 692 1.2%
Asian alone 390 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 133 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 400 0.7%
Two or more races 1,734 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 720 1.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.1

Under 18 11,790 19.9%
18–24 4,949 8.3%
25–44 13,452 22.7%
45–64 16,261 27.4%
65 and over 12,866 21.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.1%; +0.62 pp vs. state
County GDP: $4.8B; 0.52% of state
Avg. annual pay: $59,165
Establishments: 1,656

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 7,716 30.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 4,840 19.2%
Manufacturing 3,501 13.9%
Leisure & hospitality 2,462 9.7%
Professional & business services 2,056 8.1%
Construction 1,524 6.0%
Financial activities 1,094 4.3%
Public administration 955 3.8%
Other services 688 2.7%
Natural resources & mining 314 1.2%
Information 113 0.4%
Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.8%
Median gross rent: $828
Owner-occupied: 18,619
Renter-occupied: 6,268

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 31,000 votes cast

Republican 22,161 71.5%
Democratic 8,600 27.7%
Other / third-party 239 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 412 0.7%
Tagalog 249 0.4%
Other Indo-European 185 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 98 0.2%
Other 52 0.1%
Chinese 50 0.1%
Slavic languages 46 0.1%
Arabic 20 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 10 0.0%
German 10 0.0%
Korean 7 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 24,887
Family households: 15,634; 62.8% of households
Married w/ children: 12,222
Single-mother households: 1,298
Veterans: 4,625; 9.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

36.6% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 9,267 15.5%
Mainline Protestant 7,088 11.9%
Catholic 4,207 7.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,057 1.8%
Black Protestant 202 0.3%
Orthodox 48 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.7%
With a disability: 16.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Washington County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 3 (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: Marietta

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 8; 16.83 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 8

NHTSA FARS 2023