Jury Pool Profile
Bay County, Michigan
- County seat
- Bay City
- Judicial district
- 18th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 102,123
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 103,008.
At a glance
Bay County is a 102,123-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,751, $7,585 below the MI state median of $72,336; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.4% of covered employment, average pay $54,763/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.7%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 57% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 103,008
- Median household income
- $61,763
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 1%.
Bay County has a population of 103,008, with a median age of 43.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.7%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 5.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,751; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.7%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 55%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bay County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.7% in 2024, 55.0% in 2020, 53.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (6,218 individuals).