Jury Pool Profile

Lake County, Ohio

Republican +14 (2024)

Population: 232,101
Median household income: $77,952
Unemployment: 4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 201,733 86.9%
Black or African American alone 11,339 4.9%
Asian alone 3,314 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 302 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 87 0.0%
Some other race alone 3,450 1.5%
Two or more races 11,876 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11,833 5.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44

Under 18 45,377 19.6%
18–24 17,831 7.7%
25–44 55,422 23.9%
45–64 64,575 27.8%
65 and over 48,896 21.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.0%; -0.46 pp vs. state
County GDP: $15.7B; 1.7% of state
Avg. annual pay: $59,040
Establishments: 6,826

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 21,515 21.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 18,169 18.4%
Education & health services 18,135 18.4%
Leisure & hospitality 11,441 11.6%
Professional & business services 10,528 10.7%
Financial activities 6,055 6.1%
Construction 4,639 4.7%
Public administration 3,525 3.6%
Other services 2,887 2.9%
Natural resources & mining 870 0.9%
Information 791 0.8%
Unclassified 3 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 75.1%
Median gross rent: $1,073
Owner-occupied: 75,305
Renter-occupied: 25,014

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 128,535 votes cast

Republican 72,924 56.7%
Democratic 54,484 42.4%
Other / third-party 1,127 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 7,295 3.3%
Slavic languages 4,132 1.9%
Other Indo-European 2,275 1.0%
German 967 0.4%
Other 544 0.2%
Chinese 509 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 484 0.2%
Vietnamese 353 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 324 0.1%
Tagalog 292 0.1%
Arabic 162 0.1%
Korean 69 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 100,319
Family households: 61,196; 61.0% of households
Married w/ children: 46,033
Single-mother households: 4,973
Veterans: 13,238; 7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

47.6% overall adherence rate

Catholic 75,396 32.4%
Evangelical Protestant 19,718 8.5%
Mainline Protestant 11,045 4.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3,706 1.6%
Black Protestant 545 0.2%
Orthodox 228 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.1%
With a disability: 14.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 30.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Lake County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 6 (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: Painesville

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 10; 5.36 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 10

NHTSA FARS 2023