Jury Pool Profile

Lucas County, Ohio

Democratic +13 (2024)

Population: 428,748
Median household income: $60,095
Unemployment: 6.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 296,678 69.2%
Black or African American alone 83,542 19.5%
Asian alone 7,456 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 838 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 242 0.1%
Some other race alone 10,156 2.4%
Two or more races 29,836 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 32,860 7.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.3

Under 18 98,309 22.9%
18–24 38,133 8.9%
25–44 111,449 26.0%
45–64 107,543 25.1%
65 and over 73,314 17.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.0%; +1.54 pp vs. state
County GDP: $33.4B; 3.62% of state
Avg. annual pay: $62,231
Establishments: 10,950

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 58,683 30.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 34,948 17.9%
Leisure & hospitality 24,245 12.4%
Manufacturing 22,898 11.8%
Professional & business services 22,888 11.7%
Construction 8,759 4.5%
Financial activities 6,938 3.6%
Public administration 6,885 3.5%
Other services 6,344 3.3%
Information 1,914 1.0%
Natural resources & mining 354 0.2%
Unclassified 11 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 61.7%
Median gross rent: $911
Owner-occupied: 112,307
Renter-occupied: 69,839

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 190,525 votes cast

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

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 9,562 2.4%
Arabic 3,812 0.9%
Other Indo-European 2,683 0.7%
Chinese 1,724 0.4%
Other 1,326 0.3%
German 1,205 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 1,121 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 1,031 0.3%
Slavic languages 891 0.2%
Tagalog 561 0.1%
Vietnamese 300 0.1%
Korean 159 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 182,146
Family households: 104,508; 57.4% of households
Married w/ children: 67,989
Single-mother households: 17,156
Veterans: 19,869; 6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

41.2% overall adherence rate

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%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.7%
With a disability: 15.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 28.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 52; 15.74 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 50

NHTSA FARS 2023