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Jury Pool Profile

Clinton County, Michigan

Republican +9 (2024)
Population
79,419
Median household income
$85,928
Unemployment
4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 71,199 89.6%
  • Black or African American alone 1,315 1.7%
  • Asian alone 1,107 1.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 188 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 8 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 1,233 1.6%
  • Two or more races 4,369 5.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,042 5.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.8

  • Under 18 17,247 21.7%
  • 18–24 6,478 8.2%
  • 25–44 19,527 24.6%
  • 45–64 21,738 27.4%
  • 65 and over 14,429 18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.4%
-0.63 pp vs. state
County GDP
$3.2B
0.45% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,866
Establishments
1,464

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 4,463 24.0%
  • Education & health services 3,291 17.7%
  • Construction 2,096 11.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,046 11.0%
  • Manufacturing 1,671 9.0%
  • Professional & business services 1,535 8.2%
  • Financial activities 1,143 6.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 802 4.3%
  • Other services 750 4.0%
  • Public administration 537 2.9%
  • Information 116 0.6%
  • Unclassified 103 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
82.8%
Median gross rent
$1,039
Owner-occupied
25,927
Renter-occupied
5,387

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 49,961 votes cast

  • Republican 26,751 53.5%
  • Democratic 22,450 44.9%
  • Other / third-party 760 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,302 1.7%
  • German 458 0.6%
  • Other Indo-European 278 0.4%
  • Chinese 259 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 220 0.3%
  • Korean 149 0.2%
  • Arabic 149 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 80 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 74 0.1%
  • Other 73 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 60 0.1%
  • Tagalog 30 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
31,314
Family households
21,266
67.9% of households
Married w/ children
17,154
Single-mother households
1,459
Veterans
4,242
6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.5% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 13,481 17.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 7,389 9.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 4,098 5.2%
  • Black Protestant 1,000 1.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 559 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.6%
With a disability
12.7%
Bachelor's or higher
34.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
29th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
2 (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
Ithaca, St. Johns

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
12
19.3 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
9

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Clinton County, Michigan to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.