Jury Pool Profile

Hamilton County, Ohio

Democratic +15 (2024)

Population: 827,878
Median household income: $70,816
Unemployment: 4.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 532,630 64.3%
Black or African American alone 207,806 25.1%
Asian alone 22,577 2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 841 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 573 0.1%
Some other race alone 13,166 1.6%
Two or more races 50,285 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 37,415 4.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 36.9

Under 18 191,180 23.1%
18–24 76,125 9.2%
25–44 228,570 27.6%
45–64 197,852 23.9%
65 and over 134,151 16.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.6%; +0.16 pp vs. state
County GDP: $107.3B; 11.62% of state
Avg. annual pay: $76,924
Establishments: 27,215

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 135,539 26.3%
Professional & business services 95,246 18.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 78,081 15.1%
Leisure & hospitality 59,261 11.5%
Manufacturing 48,677 9.4%
Financial activities 37,103 7.2%
Construction 24,649 4.8%
Other services 14,949 2.9%
Public administration 13,322 2.6%
Information 8,205 1.6%
Natural resources & mining 601 0.1%
Unclassified 19 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 59.0%
Median gross rent: $1,005
Owner-occupied: 207,763
Renter-occupied: 144,418

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 409,753 votes cast

Democratic 233,360 57.0%
Republican 172,365 42.1%
Other / third-party 4,028 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 22,587 2.9%
Other Indo-European 8,345 1.1%
Other 7,024 0.9%
French (incl. Cajun) 5,073 0.7%
Other Asian/Pacific 4,855 0.6%
Chinese 3,449 0.4%
Slavic languages 2,650 0.3%
German 2,625 0.3%
Arabic 1,779 0.2%
Tagalog 1,068 0.1%
Vietnamese 855 0.1%
Korean 783 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 352,181
Family households: 198,013; 56.2% of households
Married w/ children: 135,720
Single-mother households: 26,900
Veterans: 36,305; 5.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

64.3% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 241,679 29.1%
Catholic 172,809 20.8%
Mainline Protestant 41,706 5.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 38,154 4.6%
Black Protestant 35,082 4.2%
Orthodox 4,943 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.2%
With a disability: 12.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 41.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 16 (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: Cincinnati

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 80; 12.56 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 72

NHTSA FARS 2023