Jury Pool Profile

Huron County, Michigan

Republican +41 (2024)

Population: 31,258
Median household income: $56,963
Unemployment: 6.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 29,474 94.3%
Black or African American alone 126 0.4%
Asian alone 184 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 88 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.0%
Some other race alone 385 1.2%
Two or more races 994 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 855 2.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 49.4

Under 18 5,990 19.2%
18–24 2,113 6.8%
25–44 6,121 19.6%
45–64 8,718 27.9%
65 and over 8,316 26.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.4%; +1.42 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.2B; 0.31% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,295
Establishments: 999

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 2,490 22.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,006 17.9%
Manufacturing 1,669 14.9%
Natural resources & mining 1,110 9.9%
Leisure & hospitality 907 8.1%
Professional & business services 742 6.6%
Public administration 608 5.4%
Construction 523 4.7%
Financial activities 452 4.0%
Other services 344 3.1%
Information 228 2.0%
Unclassified 44 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 82.1%
Median gross rent: $743
Owner-occupied: 11,357
Renter-occupied: 2,479

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 18,969 votes cast

Republican 13,224 69.7%
Democratic 5,522 29.1%
Other / third-party 223 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 440 1.5%
German 256 0.9%
Slavic languages 64 0.2%
Tagalog 56 0.2%
Other Indo-European 52 0.2%
Vietnamese 50 0.2%
Chinese 45 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 41 0.1%
Other 20 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 19 0.1%
Korean 10 0.0%
Arabic 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 13,836
Family households: 8,248; 59.6% of households
Married w/ children: 6,743
Single-mother households: 492
Veterans: 1,762; 7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.5% overall adherence rate

Catholic 6,891 21.9%
Evangelical Protestant 6,667 21.2%
Mainline Protestant 2,150 6.8%
Black Protestant 450 1.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 318 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.4%
With a disability: 15.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 52nd 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: Bad Axe

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 4; 15.83 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023