Jury Pool Profile

Arenac County, Michigan

Republican +41 (2024)

Population: 15,054
Median household income: $56,989
Unemployment: 8.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 14,135 93.9%
Black or African American alone 91 0.6%
Asian alone 29 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 70 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 71 0.5%
Two or more races 658 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 321 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.1

Under 18 2,789 18.5%
18–24 925 6.1%
25–44 3,022 20.1%
45–64 4,354 28.9%
65 and over 3,964 26.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 8.1%; +3.07 pp vs. state
County GDP: $602.7M; 0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,876
Establishments: 349

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 913 22.4%
Manufacturing 879 21.6%
Education & health services 509 12.5%
Professional & business services 404 9.9%
Leisure & hospitality 400 9.8%
Public administration 224 5.5%
Natural resources & mining 178 4.4%
Construction 108 2.6%
Other services 79 1.9%
Financial activities 64 1.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 85.7%
Median gross rent: $741
Owner-occupied: 5,502
Renter-occupied: 919

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,158 votes cast

Republican 6,379 69.7%
Democratic 2,662 29.1%
Other / third-party 117 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 139 1.0%
German 136 0.9%
Other 27 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 26 0.2%
Slavic languages 23 0.2%
Korean 17 0.1%
Arabic 8 0.1%
Other Indo-European 7 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 6,421
Family households: 3,962; 61.7% of households
Married w/ children: 3,119
Single-mother households: 278
Veterans: 1,086; 8.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

28.1% overall adherence rate

Catholic 2,026 13.5%
Evangelical Protestant 1,511 10.1%
Mainline Protestant 370 2.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 309 2.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.7%
With a disability: 18.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 15.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 23rd Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 3 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) and Probate Court judges separate. Vintage 2026 courts.michigan.gov / Wikipedia 'Michigan Circuit Courts' table; cross-checked against MCL § 600.508.)
Court seats: Harrisville, Mio, Standish, Tawas City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 6; 48.92 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023