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Jury Pool Profile

Clermont County, Ohio

Republican +35.7 (2024)
County seat
Batavia
Judicial district
Clermont County Court of Common Pleas
Population (July 2025 estimate)
216,977
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 211,181.

At a glance

Clermont County is a 216,977-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $87,991, $15,732 above the OH state median of $72,259; 31.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 23.6% of covered employment, average pay $55,676/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, below the 4.05% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 68% of the vote across the three.

Population
211,181
Median household income
$85,510
Unemployment
3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 2%.

Clermont County has a population of 211,181, with a median age of 40.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.6%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $87,991; 31.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.6% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 191,425 90.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5,441 2.6%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,177 1.5%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2,414 1.1%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 7,521 3.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 63 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 1,140 0.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 40.8

  • Under 18 46,722 22.1%
  • 18–24 16,521 7.8%
  • 25–44 53,879 25.5%
  • 45–64 55,233 26.2%
  • 65 and over 38,826 18.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$87,991
90% interval $83,656–$92,326
+$15,732 vs OH · 8th of 88
Below poverty line
8.6%
90% interval 7.3%–9.9%
−4.0 pp vs OH · 75th of 88

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Trade & transportation anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 24% of covered jobs.

Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 23.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, below the Ohio state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.7%
−0.35 pp vs. state
County GDP
$10.6B
1.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$59,965
Establishments
5,107

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 14,901 23.6%
  • Education & health services 12,279 19.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 8,530 13.5%
  • Professional & business services 7,384 11.7%
  • Manufacturing 6,597 10.5%
  • Financial activities 3,304 5.2%
  • Public administration 2,236 3.5%
  • Other services 2,042 3.2%
  • Information 110 0.2%
  • Construction 65 0.1%

The sectors listed cover 91.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
73.6%
+6.4 pp vs OH · 50th of 88
Median gross rent
$1,107
+$73 vs OH · 10th of 88
Owner-occupied
62,567
Renter-occupied
22,388

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 57% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Wide wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $98,916/yr) pays 4.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $23,758/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Clermont County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.4% in 2024, 67.5% in 2020, 68.4% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 114,115 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201668.4%27.1%
202067.5%30.9%
202467.4%31.7%
  • Republican 76,964 67.4%
  • Democratic 36,130 31.7%
  • Other / third-party 1,021 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

3.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (11,700 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

96.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,548 1.3%
  • German or other West Germanic 443 0.2%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 424 0.2%
  • Chinese 380 0.2%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 340 0.2%
  • Tagalog 161 0.1%
  • Arabic 131 0.1%
  • Korean 65 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 62 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
84,955
Family households
57,137
67.3% of households
Married couples w/ children
16,357
28.6% of families
Single-mother families
4,728
8.3% of families
Veterans
11,700
7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

40.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 51,104 24.5%
  • Catholic 17,136 8.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 8,903 4.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 6,386 3.1%
  • Black Protestant 826 0.4%
  • Orthodox 800 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.2%
±0.6 pp
Uninsured
5.8%
±0.6 pp
47th of 88
With a disability
14.6%
±0.7 pp
55th of 88
Bachelor's or higher
31.6%
±1.1 pp
+0.1 pp vs OH · 16th of 88
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
7.0%
90% interval 6.3%–7.7% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Clermont County Court of Common Pleas
Judges
4 (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
Batavia
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Clermont totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 19 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
19
11.55 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
15

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Clermont County, Ohio to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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