Jury Pool Profile

Butler County, Ohio

Republican +26 (2024)

Population: 389,910
Median household income: $81,194
Unemployment: 4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 303,855 77.9%
Black or African American alone 32,333 8.3%
Asian alone 15,947 4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 541 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 192 0.0%
Some other race alone 9,438 2.4%
Two or more races 27,604 7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 25,823 6.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.1

Under 18 91,862 23.6%
18–24 46,582 11.9%
25–44 94,415 24.2%
45–64 96,516 24.8%
65 and over 60,535 15.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.7%; +0.22 pp vs. state
County GDP: $29.8B; 3.23% of state
Avg. annual pay: $64,277
Establishments: 9,186

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 40,756 25.0%
Education & health services 34,165 20.9%
Manufacturing 24,825 15.2%
Leisure & hospitality 19,443 11.9%
Professional & business services 14,899 9.1%
Financial activities 10,403 6.4%
Construction 9,176 5.6%
Other services 4,393 2.7%
Public administration 3,542 2.2%
Information 1,013 0.6%
Natural resources & mining 468 0.3%
Unclassified 10 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 69.9%
Median gross rent: $1,098
Owner-occupied: 101,469
Renter-occupied: 43,763

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 183,142 votes cast

Republican 114,831 62.7%
Democratic 66,713 36.4%
Other / third-party 1,598 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

89.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 15,384 4.2%
Other Indo-European 5,502 1.5%
Chinese 3,924 1.1%
Other 2,774 0.8%
Other Asian/Pacific 2,249 0.6%
French (incl. Cajun) 1,726 0.5%
Vietnamese 1,527 0.4%
Arabic 1,412 0.4%
German 1,119 0.3%
Tagalog 835 0.2%
Slavic languages 526 0.1%
Korean 413 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 145,232
Family households: 97,819; 67.4% of households
Married w/ children: 74,240
Single-mother households: 8,917
Veterans: 18,238; 6.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

42.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 92,555 23.7%
Catholic 42,878 11.0%
Mainline Protestant 13,848 3.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 11,660 3.0%
Black Protestant 4,913 1.3%
Orthodox 75 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.7%
With a disability: 11.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 32.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Butler County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 7 (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: Hamilton

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 33; 11.07 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 30

NHTSA FARS 2023