Hamilton County, Ohio

• White (non-Hispanic) 517,650 62.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 39,995 4.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 198,910 23.9%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 22,401 2.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 44,989 5.4%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 1,157 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 472 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 5,200 0.6%

• Under 18 190,879 23.0%
• 18–24 77,012 9.3%
• 25–44 231,057 27.8%
• 45–64 194,071 23.4%
• 65 and over 137,755 16.6%

Median household income

$73,166

90% interval $69,840–$76,492

+$907 vs OH · 29th of 88

Below poverty line

14.2%

90% interval 12.9%–15.5%

+1.6 pp vs OH · 24th of 88

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.8%

−0.24 pp vs. state

County GDP

$107.3B

11.62% of state

Avg. annual pay

$78,931

Establishments

27,197

• Education & health services 137,890 26.8%
• Professional & business services 93,660 18.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 77,050 15.0%
• Leisure & hospitality 58,531 11.4%
• Manufacturing 47,918 9.3%
• Financial activities 37,355 7.3%
• Construction 24,586 4.8%
• Other services 15,237 3.0%
• Public administration 13,405 2.6%
• Information 8,087 1.6%
• Natural resources & mining 543 0.1%
• Unclassified 6 0.0%

Home ownership

59.3%

−7.9 pp vs OH · 87th of 88

Median gross rent

$1,075

+$41 vs OH · 13th of 88

Owner-occupied

210,407

Renter-occupied

144,332

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 60% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $116,878/yr) pays 3.1× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $37,598/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Institutional employer scale

  Average establishment employs 19 workers, typical of an institutional-employer economy where large hospitals, plants, schools, and government agencies dominate. Expect many panelists to share an employer rather than work for themselves.

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

• Spanish 23,164 3.0%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 6,141 0.8%
• Chinese 3,160 0.4%
• German or other West Germanic 3,140 0.4%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 3,131 0.4%
• Arabic 2,241 0.3%
• Tagalog 1,011 0.1%
• Korean 931 0.1%
• Vietnamese 903 0.1%

Households

354,739

Family households

199,040

56.1% of households

Married couples w/ children

53,863

27.1% of families

Single-mother families

26,449

13.3% of families

Veterans

34,838

5.5% of civilians 18+

• 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%

Health insured

94.2%

±0.3 pp

Uninsured

5.8%

±0.3 pp

48th of 88

With a disability

13.1%

±0.3 pp

71st of 88

Bachelor's or higher

41.8%

±0.6 pp

+10.3 pp vs OH · 4th of 88

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.0%

90% interval 7.4%–8.6% · Census SAHIE

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

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

Traffic fatalities

63

9.85 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

60