Jury Pool Profile
Charlevoix County, Michigan
- County seat
- Charlevoix
- Judicial district
- 33rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 26,036
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 26,108.
At a glance
Charlevoix County is a 26,036-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,544; 35.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 24.4% of covered employment, average pay $78,286/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.8%, below the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 26,108
- Median household income
- $76,531
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Charlevoix County has a population of 26,108, with a median age of 50.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.1%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,544; 35.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 24% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 24.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.8%, below the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Charlevoix County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.7% in 2024, 57.9% in 2020, 59.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (1,568 individuals).