Jury Pool Profile

Wayne County, Ohio

Republican +39 (2024)

Population: 116,618
Median household income: $71,769
Unemployment: 4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 108,708 93.2%
Black or African American alone 1,351 1.2%
Asian alone 1,368 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 98 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,238 1.1%
Two or more races 3,855 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,781 2.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.9

Under 18 28,100 24.1%
18–24 11,683 10.0%
25–44 26,617 22.8%
45–64 28,525 24.5%
65 and over 21,693 18.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.2%; -0.23 pp vs. state
County GDP: $9.0B; 0.97% of state
Avg. annual pay: $57,609
Establishments: 3,024

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 13,921 28.7%
Education & health services 10,785 22.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 8,485 17.5%
Leisure & hospitality 3,866 8.0%
Professional & business services 3,797 7.8%
Construction 2,616 5.4%
Financial activities 1,400 2.9%
Public administration 1,166 2.4%
Other services 1,150 2.4%
Natural resources & mining 1,039 2.1%
Information 291 0.6%
Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 76.1%
Median gross rent: $849
Owner-occupied: 33,612
Renter-occupied: 10,580

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 53,140 votes cast

Republican 36,764 69.2%
Democratic 15,898 29.9%
Other / third-party 478 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

86.0% speak only English at home

German 11,566 10.6%
Spanish 1,576 1.4%
Other Indo-European 961 0.9%
Other Asian/Pacific 373 0.3%
Chinese 232 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 185 0.2%
Other 133 0.1%
Slavic languages 79 0.1%
Tagalog 71 0.1%
Arabic 66 0.1%
Korean 30 0.0%
Vietnamese 20 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 44,192
Family households: 29,864; 67.6% of households
Married w/ children: 24,739
Single-mother households: 1,562
Veterans: 5,577; 6.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.3% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 32,944 28.2%
Mainline Protestant 10,651 9.1%
Catholic 8,826 7.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,647 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 86.0%
With a disability: 12.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 24.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Wayne 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: Wooster

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 23; 25.98 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 22

NHTSA FARS 2023