Jury Pool Profile

Gogebic County, Michigan

Republican +17 (2024)

Population: 14,348
Median household income: $49,672
Unemployment: 6.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 13,196 92.0%
Black or African American alone 125 0.9%
Asian alone 80 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 363 2.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 34 0.2%
Some other race alone 38 0.3%
Two or more races 512 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 270 1.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 51.3

Under 18 2,349 16.4%
18–24 793 5.5%
25–44 3,014 21.0%
45–64 4,054 28.3%
65 and over 4,138 28.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.3%; +1.3 pp vs. state
County GDP: $648.6M; 0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,384
Establishments: 420

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,021 20.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 976 19.3%
Leisure & hospitality 675 13.4%
Public administration 615 12.2%
Manufacturing 611 12.1%
Other services 254 5.0%
Construction 201 4.0%
Financial activities 124 2.5%
Professional & business services 100 2.0%
Natural resources & mining 81 1.6%
Information 31 0.6%
Unclassified 12 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 80.8%
Median gross rent: $577
Owner-occupied: 5,689
Renter-occupied: 1,349

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,292 votes cast

Republican 4,803 57.9%
Democratic 3,385 40.8%
Other / third-party 104 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 208 1.5%
Other Indo-European 56 0.4%
Other 32 0.2%
German 22 0.2%
Chinese 9 0.1%
Tagalog 7 0.1%
Slavic languages 6 0.0%
Vietnamese 6 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,038
Family households: 3,769; 53.6% of households
Married w/ children: 2,963
Single-mother households: 309
Veterans: 1,270; 10.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

32.3% overall adherence rate

Catholic 2,239 15.6%
Mainline Protestant 1,345 9.4%
Evangelical Protestant 958 6.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 75 0.5%
Orthodox 25 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.9%
With a disability: 18.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 32nd 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: Bessemer, Ontonagon

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023