Lucas County, Ohio

• White (non-Hispanic) 283,012 66.1%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 33,507 7.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 80,792 18.9%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 7,340 1.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 21,125 4.9%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 190 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 183 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 1,869 0.4%

• Under 18 97,509 22.8%
• 18–24 37,973 8.9%
• 25–44 111,834 26.1%
• 45–64 105,493 24.6%
• 65 and over 75,209 17.6%

Median household income

$63,774

90% interval $61,471–$66,077

−$8,485 vs OH · 62nd of 88

Below poverty line

16.8%

90% interval 15.2%–18.4%

+4.2 pp vs OH · 8th of 88

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.0%

+0.9 pp vs. state

County GDP

$33.4B

3.62% of state

Avg. annual pay

$64,562

Establishments

11,018

• Education & health services 59,630 30.6%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 34,317 17.6%
• Leisure & hospitality 24,379 12.5%
• Manufacturing 22,876 11.7%
• Professional & business services 22,145 11.4%
• Construction 8,992 4.6%
• Financial activities 7,099 3.6%
• Public administration 6,896 3.5%
• Other services 6,490 3.3%
• Information 1,799 0.9%
• Natural resources & mining 350 0.2%
• Unclassified 2 0.0%

Home ownership

62.0%

−5.2 pp vs OH · 84th of 88

Median gross rent

$934

−$100 vs OH · 27th of 88

Owner-occupied

113,549

Renter-occupied

69,694

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% 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 (Manufacturing, $94,587/yr) pays 3.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $24,159/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 18 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Democratic 106,320 55.8%
• Republican 82,398 43.2%
• Other / third-party 1,807 0.9%

• Spanish 10,028 2.5%
• Arabic 4,316 1.1%
• German or other West Germanic 1,232 0.3%
• Chinese 971 0.2%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 827 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 807 0.2%
• Tagalog 556 0.1%
• Vietnamese 243 0.1%
• Korean 210 0.1%

Households

183,243

Family households

104,475

57.0% of households

Married couples w/ children

23,383

22.4% of families

Single-mother families

16,777

16.1% of families

Veterans

19,437

5.9% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 69,623 16.1%
• Evangelical Protestant 44,327 10.3%
• Mainline Protestant 28,923 6.7%
• Black Protestant 18,825 4.4%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 14,535 3.4%
• Orthodox 1,510 0.4%

Health insured

95.1%

±0.3 pp

Uninsured

4.9%

±0.3 pp

71st of 88

With a disability

15.4%

±0.5 pp

48th of 88

Bachelor's or higher

29.4%

±0.7 pp

−2.1 pp vs OH · 21st of 88

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

7.2%

90% interval 6.6%–7.8% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Lucas 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

Toledo

Traffic fatalities

35

10.59 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

29