Jury Pool Profile

Williams County, Ohio

Republican +48 (2024)

Population: 36,862
Median household income: $61,834
Unemployment: 5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 34,057 92.4%
Black or African American alone 419 1.1%
Asian alone 220 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 96 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 13 0.0%
Some other race alone 805 2.2%
Two or more races 1,252 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,934 5.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.8

Under 18 8,216 22.3%
18–24 2,779 7.5%
25–44 8,957 24.3%
45–64 9,698 26.3%
65 and over 7,212 19.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.0%; +0.53 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.2B; 0.24% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,298
Establishments: 924

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 5,999 36.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,596 22.0%
Education & health services 2,917 17.9%
Leisure & hospitality 1,098 6.7%
Professional & business services 660 4.0%
Public administration 548 3.4%
Construction 531 3.3%
Other services 406 2.5%
Financial activities 297 1.8%
Natural resources & mining 168 1.0%
Information 107 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 75.6%
Median gross rent: $805
Owner-occupied: 11,686
Renter-occupied: 3,769

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 18,274 votes cast

Republican 13,461 73.7%
Democratic 4,644 25.4%
Other / third-party 169 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 821 2.4%
German 189 0.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 87 0.3%
Tagalog 52 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 41 0.1%
Chinese 27 0.1%
Other Indo-European 19 0.1%
Korean 19 0.1%
Arabic 19 0.1%
Slavic languages 11 0.0%
Vietnamese 8 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 15,455
Family households: 9,796; 63.4% of households
Married w/ children: 7,256
Single-mother households: 873
Veterans: 1,871; 6.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

56.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 14,319 38.6%
Mainline Protestant 3,909 10.5%
Catholic 2,407 6.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 394 1.1%
Black Protestant 40 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.7%
With a disability: 17.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Williams 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: Bryan

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 17.45 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023