Jury Pool Profile
Baraga County, Michigan
Republican +30 (2024)
- Population
- 8,249
- Median household income
- $55,117
- Unemployment
- 7.6%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 5,991 72.6%
- Black or African American alone 557 6.8%
- Asian alone 50 0.6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,004 12.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 8 0.1%
- Some other race alone 25 0.3%
- Two or more races 614 7.4%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 140 1.7%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 46.2
- Under 18 1,408 17.1%
- 18–24 630 7.6%
- 25–44 2,006 24.3%
- 45–64 2,308 28.0%
- 65 and over 1,897 23.0%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 7.6%
- +2.58 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $374.5M
- 0.05% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $51,002
- Establishments
- 211
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Public administration 691 23.2%
- Education & health services 603 20.3%
- Manufacturing 520 17.5%
- Trade, transportation & utilities 253 8.5%
- Leisure & hospitality 171 5.8%
- Financial activities 90 3.0%
- Construction 79 2.7%
- Natural resources & mining 54 1.8%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 77.0%
- Median gross rent
- $557
- Owner-occupied
- 2,568
- Renter-occupied
- 769
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 4,332 votes cast
- Republican 2,779 64.2%
- Democratic 1,488 34.3%
- Other / third-party 65 1.5%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
97.8% speak only English at home
- Other Asian/Pacific 73 0.9%
- Other 53 0.7%
- Spanish 31 0.4%
- Chinese 12 0.2%
- German 4 0.1%
- French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%
- Tagalog 1 0.0%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 3,337
- Family households
- 1,996
- 59.8% of households
- Married w/ children
- 1,598
- Single-mother households
- 116
- Veterans
- 600
- 8.8% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
36.4% overall adherence rate
- Catholic 1,159 14.2%
- Mainline Protestant 1,145 14.0%
- Evangelical Protestant 588 7.2%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 77 0.9%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 95.5%
- With a disability
- 20.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 16.1%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- 12th Judicial Circuit Court
- Judges
- 1 (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
- Eagle River, Houghton, L'Anse
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
Traffic safety context
Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 2
- 29.24 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 2
NHTSA FARS 2023