Jury Pool Profile

Wood County, Ohio

Republican +10 (2024)

Population: 131,795
Median household income: $73,124
Unemployment: 4.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 115,868 87.9%
Black or African American alone 2,615 2.0%
Asian alone 2,618 2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 268 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 169 0.1%
Some other race alone 2,117 1.6%
Two or more races 8,140 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,425 6.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 35.7

Under 18 26,882 20.4%
18–24 21,580 16.4%
25–44 31,465 23.9%
45–64 30,478 23.1%
65 and over 21,390 16.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.6%; +0.12 pp vs. state
County GDP: $10.7B; 1.16% of state
Avg. annual pay: $56,557
Establishments: 3,473

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 21,685 28.6%
Manufacturing 14,485 19.1%
Education & health services 14,117 18.6%
Leisure & hospitality 7,726 10.2%
Professional & business services 5,137 6.8%
Construction 4,665 6.1%
Other services 2,415 3.2%
Public administration 2,118 2.8%
Financial activities 1,851 2.4%
Information 1,246 1.6%
Natural resources & mining 473 0.6%
Unclassified 4 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 64.6%
Median gross rent: $950
Owner-occupied: 34,961
Renter-occupied: 19,195

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 67,565 votes cast

Republican 36,877 54.6%
Democratic 30,016 44.4%
Other / third-party 672 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 2,920 2.3%
Other Indo-European 1,109 0.9%
Other Asian/Pacific 786 0.6%
German 355 0.3%
Chinese 313 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 255 0.2%
Other 215 0.2%
Slavic languages 190 0.2%
Arabic 170 0.1%
Tagalog 136 0.1%
Korean 64 0.1%
Vietnamese 59 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 54,156
Family households: 31,462; 58.1% of households
Married w/ children: 24,128
Single-mother households: 2,850
Veterans: 6,328; 6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.2% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 28,165 21.3%
Catholic 23,096 17.5%
Mainline Protestant 14,576 11.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 4,029 3.0%
Black Protestant 330 0.2%
Orthodox 100 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.9%
With a disability: 12.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 37.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Wood 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: Bowling Green

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 23; 21.92 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 21

NHTSA FARS 2023