Jury Pool Profile

Lorain County, Ohio

Republican +6 (2024)

Population: 314,588
Median household income: $70,693
Unemployment: 4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 250,254 79.5%
Black or African American alone 23,588 7.5%
Asian alone 4,148 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 654 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 41 0.0%
Some other race alone 6,412 2.0%
Two or more races 29,491 9.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 33,992 10.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.1

Under 18 68,391 21.7%
18–24 25,920 8.2%
25–44 74,472 23.7%
45–64 84,813 27.0%
65 and over 60,992 19.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.5%; +0.06 pp vs. state
County GDP: $15.0B; 1.63% of state
Avg. annual pay: $55,721
Establishments: 6,969

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 25,343 25.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 20,256 20.6%
Manufacturing 15,678 16.0%
Leisure & hospitality 11,048 11.2%
Professional & business services 8,733 8.9%
Public administration 4,892 5.0%
Construction 4,751 4.8%
Other services 2,994 3.0%
Financial activities 2,828 2.9%
Information 889 0.9%
Natural resources & mining 871 0.9%
Unclassified 10 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.7%
Median gross rent: $916
Owner-occupied: 92,762
Renter-occupied: 33,094

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 158,959 votes cast

Republican 83,297 52.4%
Democratic 74,207 46.7%
Other / third-party 1,455 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 15,433 5.2%
Other Indo-European 1,767 0.6%
Slavic languages 1,028 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 906 0.3%
Chinese 900 0.3%
German 788 0.3%
Arabic 650 0.2%
Other 427 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 365 0.1%
Tagalog 356 0.1%
Vietnamese 208 0.1%
Korean 104 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 125,856
Family households: 78,662; 62.5% of households
Married w/ children: 57,762
Single-mother households: 8,207
Veterans: 18,881; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

45.3% overall adherence rate

Catholic 66,624 21.3%
Evangelical Protestant 47,912 15.3%
Mainline Protestant 15,629 5.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5,644 1.8%
Black Protestant 5,262 1.7%
Orthodox 680 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.7%
With a disability: 14.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 27.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Lorain County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 8 (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: Elyria

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 21; 8.53 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 20

NHTSA FARS 2023