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Jury Pool Profile

Gladwin County, Michigan

Republican +41 (2024)
Population
25,543
Median household income
$55,576
Unemployment
7.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 24,106 94.4%
  • Black or African American alone 65 0.3%
  • Asian alone 109 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 118 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 2 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 162 0.6%
  • Two or more races 981 3.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 543 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.8

  • Under 18 4,829 18.9%
  • 18–24 1,596 6.2%
  • 25–44 4,814 18.8%
  • 45–64 7,436 29.1%
  • 65 and over 6,868 26.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
7.1%
+2.06 pp vs. state
County GDP
$698.6M
0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,143
Establishments
462

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 940 20.5%
  • Education & health services 751 16.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 645 14.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 514 11.2%
  • Construction 453 9.9%
  • Public administration 340 7.4%
  • Other services 304 6.6%
  • Financial activities 207 4.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 155 3.4%
  • Professional & business services 155 3.4%
  • Information 19 0.4%
  • Unclassified 11 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
87.1%
Median gross rent
$689
Owner-occupied
9,634
Renter-occupied
1,426

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,488 votes cast

  • Republican 10,809 69.8%
  • Democratic 4,501 29.1%
  • Other / third-party 178 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.7% speak only English at home

  • German 648 2.7%
  • Spanish 212 0.9%
  • Slavic languages 72 0.3%
  • Chinese 28 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 26 0.1%
  • Tagalog 17 0.1%
  • Other 16 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 13 0.1%
  • Arabic 6 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
11,060
Family households
7,136
64.5% of households
Married w/ children
6,013
Single-mother households
307
Veterans
1,893
9.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

29.2% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,371 13.3%
  • Catholic 2,659 10.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,024 4.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 261 1.0%
  • Black Protestant 100 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.7%
With a disability
20.0%
Bachelor's or higher
15.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
55th 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
Gladwin, Harrison

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
14.48 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Gladwin 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.