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Jury Pool Profile

Miami County, Ohio

Republican +45.1 (2024)
County seat
Troy
Judicial district
Miami County Court of Common Pleas
Population (July 2025 estimate)
112,634
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 110,296.

At a glance

Miami County is a 112,634-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $83,948, $11,689 above the OH state median of $72,259; 26.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 23.8% of covered employment, average pay $72,232/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the 4.05% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 72% of the vote across the three.

Population
110,296
Median household income
$76,817
Unemployment
3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 2%.

Miami County has a population of 110,296, with a median age of 41.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.4%; Black residents 2.0%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $83,948; 26.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.0% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 99,179 89.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,366 2.1%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,962 1.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2,062 1.9%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 4,308 3.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 22 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 397 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 41.3

  • Under 18 25,243 22.9%
  • 18–24 8,177 7.4%
  • 25–44 26,828 24.3%
  • 45–64 28,666 26.0%
  • 65 and over 21,382 19.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$83,948
90% interval $78,592–$89,304
+$11,689 vs OH · 14th of 88
Below poverty line
10.0%
90% interval 8.3%–11.7%
−2.6 pp vs OH · 62nd of 88

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Led by manufacturing and trade & transportation

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 9,938 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 9,420, is within 20% of it.

Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 23.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the Ohio state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.6%
−0.48 pp vs. state
County GDP
$6.2B
0.67% of state
Avg. annual pay
$57,484
Establishments
2,631

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 9,938 23.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 9,420 22.5%
  • Education & health services 8,304 19.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 4,262 10.2%
  • Professional & business services 3,858 9.2%
  • Other services 1,343 3.2%
  • Public administration 1,150 2.8%
  • Financial activities 914 2.2%
  • Information 123 0.3%
  • Construction 53 0.1%

The sectors listed cover 94.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
73.4%
+6.2 pp vs OH · 51st of 88
Median gross rent
$966
−$68 vs OH · 22nd of 88
Owner-occupied
32,976
Renter-occupied
11,930

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 66% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Construction, $74,370/yr) pays 3.5× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,377/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 16 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Miami County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.1% in 2024, 71.4% in 2020, 70.6% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 59,176 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201670.6%24.9%
202071.4%27.0%
202472.1%27.0%
  • Republican 42,677 72.1%
  • Democratic 15,969 27.0%
  • Other / third-party 530 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

3.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (5,910 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

96.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 751 0.7%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 302 0.3%
  • German or other West Germanic 210 0.2%
  • Tagalog 192 0.2%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 139 0.1%
  • Chinese 102 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 89 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
44,906
Family households
29,722
66.2% of households
Married couples w/ children
9,398
31.6% of families
Single-mother families
2,470
8.3% of families
Veterans
5,910
7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

36.2% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 17,394 16.0%
  • Catholic 10,377 9.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 9,140 8.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,921 1.8%
  • Black Protestant 494 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.3%
±0.8 pp
Uninsured
4.7%
±0.8 pp
76th of 88
With a disability
12.6%
±0.8 pp
75th of 88
Bachelor's or higher
26.8%
±1.5 pp
−4.7 pp vs OH · 26th of 88
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
7.1%
90% interval 6.4%–7.8% · Census SAHIE

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

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Miami County Court of Common Pleas
Judges
3 (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
Troy
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Miami totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 6 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
6
7.05 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Miami County, Ohio to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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