Jury Pool Profile

Montgomery County, Ohio

Democratic +0 (2024)

Population: 535,528
Median household income: $64,403
Unemployment: 5.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 370,565 69.2%
Black or African American alone 109,697 20.5%
Asian alone 11,600 2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 878 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 97 0.0%
Some other race alone 8,350 1.6%
Two or more races 34,341 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 21,691 4.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.8

Under 18 119,111 22.2%
18–24 48,498 9.1%
25–44 138,266 25.8%
45–64 131,628 24.6%
65 and over 98,025 18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.1%; +0.66 pp vs. state
County GDP: $40.1B; 4.34% of state
Avg. annual pay: $61,439
Establishments: 13,276

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 76,154 30.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 49,134 19.6%
Professional & business services 29,685 11.9%
Manufacturing 27,229 10.9%
Leisure & hospitality 26,334 10.5%
Construction 10,803 4.3%
Financial activities 10,282 4.1%
Public administration 8,202 3.3%
Other services 7,375 2.9%
Information 4,632 1.9%
Natural resources & mining 234 0.1%
Unclassified 20 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 62.3%
Median gross rent: $968
Owner-occupied: 143,441
Renter-occupied: 86,708

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 254,715 votes cast

Democratic 126,767 49.8%
Republican 125,566 49.3%
Other / third-party 2,382 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 13,563 2.7%
Other Asian/Pacific 3,751 0.7%
Other Indo-European 3,259 0.6%
Other 3,133 0.6%
Arabic 2,844 0.6%
Chinese 1,744 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 1,455 0.3%
German 1,442 0.3%
Tagalog 1,251 0.2%
Slavic languages 1,001 0.2%
Vietnamese 976 0.2%
Korean 415 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 230,149
Family households: 132,077; 57.4% of households
Married w/ children: 89,226
Single-mother households: 17,890
Veterans: 35,205; 8.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.6% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 166,863 31.1%
Catholic 69,811 13.0%
Black Protestant 37,742 7.0%
Mainline Protestant 29,555 5.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 19,060 3.5%
Orthodox 2,525 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.5%
With a disability: 15.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 30.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 11 (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: Dayton

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 64; 15.37 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 58

NHTSA FARS 2023