Jury Pool Profile
Benzie County, Michigan
- County seat
- Beulah
- Judicial district
- 19th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,568
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,310.
At a glance
Benzie County is an 18,568-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $76,215, $3,879 above the MI state median of $72,336; 36.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 27.7% of covered employment, average pay $31,390/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.18%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 54% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 18,310
- Median household income
- $74,834
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Benzie County has a population of 18,310, with a median age of 50.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.8%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,215; 36.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 28% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 27.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.18%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Benzie County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.7% in 2024, 53.8% in 2020, 54.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 9.7% of the adult civilian population (1,469 individuals).