Jury Pool Profile
Alger County, Michigan
- County seat
- Munising
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,641
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,762.
At a glance
Alger County is an 8,641-person venue. The county population is 82% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,959, $8,377 below the MI state median of $72,336; 21.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 22.1% of covered employment, average pay $28,298/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.84%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,762
- Median household income
- $61,286
- Unemployment
- 7.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 8%.
Alger County has a population of 8,762, with a median age of 49.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.9%; Black residents 7.6%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,959; 21.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS withholds the sectors of about 740 state and local government jobs here. Counted as schools and hospitals, Education & health services is the largest sector; counted as prisons and public administration, Public administration is.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest published sector at 22.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.84%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Alger County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.3% in 2024, 58.8% in 2020, 57.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (627 individuals).