Jury Pool Profile
Genesee County, Michigan
- County seat
- Flint
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 401,093
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 403,305.
At a glance
Genesee County is a 401,093-person venue. The county population is 72% White and 19% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,828, $8,508 below the MI state median of $72,336; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Arabic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.3% of covered employment, average pay $63,532/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.14%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 54% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 403,305
- Median household income
- $62,281
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 72% / 19%.
Genesee County has a population of 403,305, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 72.1%; Black residents 19.3%. Independently, 4.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,828; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.0% 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 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.14%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Genesee County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 51.4% in 2024, 53.9% in 2020, 52.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (20,420 individuals).