Jury Pool Profile

Hillsdale County, Michigan

Republican +51 (2024)

Population: 45,658
Median household income: $60,869
Unemployment: 5.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 43,116 94.4%
Black or African American alone 333 0.7%
Asian alone 113 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 35 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 288 0.6%
Two or more races 1,773 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,249 2.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.8

Under 18 9,865 21.6%
18–24 4,286 9.4%
25–44 9,728 21.3%
45–64 12,296 26.9%
65 and over 9,483 20.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.5%; +0.44 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.2B; 0.31% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,536
Establishments: 880

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 3,601 28.0%
Education & health services 3,358 26.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,293 17.8%
Leisure & hospitality 863 6.7%
Professional & business services 711 5.5%
Public administration 460 3.6%
Construction 385 3.0%
Other services 323 2.5%
Financial activities 302 2.3%
Natural resources & mining 265 2.1%
Information 103 0.8%
Unclassified 60 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.0%
Median gross rent: $801
Owner-occupied: 14,468
Renter-occupied: 3,390

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 24,813 votes cast

Republican 18,631 75.1%
Democratic 5,875 23.7%
Other / third-party 307 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.1% speak only English at home

German 1,065 2.5%
Spanish 315 0.7%
Other Indo-European 104 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 69 0.2%
Arabic 31 0.1%
Other 31 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 24 0.1%
Tagalog 20 0.0%
Chinese 9 0.0%
Vietnamese 9 0.0%
Slavic languages 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 17,858
Family households: 11,583; 64.9% of households
Married w/ children: 8,987
Single-mother households: 946
Veterans: 2,762; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

24.3% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 6,781 14.8%
Catholic 2,114 4.6%
Mainline Protestant 1,340 2.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 593 1.3%
Black Protestant 300 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.0%
With a disability: 15.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 1st Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 1 (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: Hillsdale

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 6; 16.76 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023