Jury Pool Profile

Bay County, Michigan

Republican +15 (2024)

Population: 103,235
Median household income: $60,523
Unemployment: 6.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 94,827 91.9%
Black or African American alone 1,405 1.4%
Asian alone 400 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 143 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 75 0.1%
Some other race alone 677 0.7%
Two or more races 5,708 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,023 5.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.8

Under 18 20,439 19.8%
18–24 7,648 7.4%
25–44 24,922 24.1%
45–64 28,219 27.3%
65 and over 22,007 21.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.5%; +1.46 pp vs. state
County GDP: $4.7B; 0.67% of state
Avg. annual pay: $54,617
Establishments: 2,117

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 8,941 26.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 7,151 21.0%
Leisure & hospitality 4,534 13.3%
Manufacturing 4,440 13.0%
Professional & business services 2,691 7.9%
Public administration 1,673 4.9%
Construction 1,520 4.5%
Other services 1,020 3.0%
Financial activities 994 2.9%
Natural resources & mining 448 1.3%
Information 297 0.9%
Unclassified 68 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 76.4%
Median gross rent: $809
Owner-occupied: 34,299
Renter-occupied: 10,618

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 61,331 votes cast

Republican 34,792 56.7%
Democratic 25,767 42.0%
Other / third-party 772 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,155 1.2%
German 267 0.3%
Slavic languages 192 0.2%
Other Indo-European 163 0.2%
Other 102 0.1%
Korean 101 0.1%
Chinese 88 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 63 0.1%
Vietnamese 62 0.1%
Tagalog 22 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 15 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 44,917
Family households: 27,176; 60.5% of households
Married w/ children: 19,892
Single-mother households: 2,933
Veterans: 6,566; 7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

39.7% overall adherence rate

Catholic 20,658 19.9%
Evangelical Protestant 15,623 15.0%
Mainline Protestant 3,489 3.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 934 0.9%
Black Protestant 498 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.3%
With a disability: 16.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 18th 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: Bay City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 15; 18.12 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 15

NHTSA FARS 2023