Jury Pool Profile

Ionia County, Michigan

Republican +32 (2024)

Population: 66,706
Median household income: $73,436
Unemployment: 4.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 58,444 87.6%
Black or African American alone 2,537 3.8%
Asian alone 351 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 347 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 6 0.0%
Some other race alone 813 1.2%
Two or more races 4,208 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,466 5.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.8

Under 18 14,172 21.2%
18–24 5,953 8.9%
25–44 19,110 28.6%
45–64 17,172 25.7%
65 and over 10,299 15.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.9%; -0.1 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.3B; 0.33% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,605
Establishments: 1,090

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 3,673 19.8%
Professional & business services 3,228 17.4%
Education & health services 2,914 15.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,445 13.2%
Public administration 1,655 8.9%
Leisure & hospitality 1,417 7.6%
Financial activities 696 3.8%
Other services 526 2.8%
Unclassified 42 0.2%
Information 23 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 77.2%
Median gross rent: $840
Owner-occupied: 17,762
Renter-occupied: 5,232

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 34,013 votes cast

Republican 22,179 65.2%
Democratic 11,338 33.3%
Other / third-party 496 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,313 2.1%
German 130 0.2%
Other Indo-European 81 0.1%
Chinese 56 0.1%
Slavic languages 50 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 48 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 37 0.1%
Arabic 30 0.0%
Other 19 0.0%
Vietnamese 4 0.0%
Tagalog 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 22,994
Family households: 15,467; 67.3% of households
Married w/ children: 11,768
Single-mother households: 1,270
Veterans: 3,596; 6.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

30.2% overall adherence rate

Catholic 9,684 14.5%
Evangelical Protestant 7,953 11.9%
Mainline Protestant 1,669 2.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 733 1.1%
Black Protestant 120 0.2%
Orthodox 30 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.0%
With a disability: 13.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 8th 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: Ionia, Stanton

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 11; 20.94 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 11

NHTSA FARS 2023