Jury Pool Profile

Iron County, Michigan

Republican +29 (2024)

Population: 11,650
Median household income: $53,614
Unemployment: 8.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 10,874 93.3%
Black or African American alone 98 0.8%
Asian alone 66 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 138 1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 71 0.6%
Two or more races 403 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 245 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 53.2

Under 18 2,024 17.4%
18–24 598 5.1%
25–44 2,141 18.4%
45–64 3,284 28.2%
65 and over 3,603 30.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 8.2%; +3.22 pp vs. state
County GDP: $419.5M; 0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay: $44,921
Establishments: 392

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 749 22.0%
Education & health services 688 20.2%
Leisure & hospitality 406 11.9%
Public administration 300 8.8%
Manufacturing 287 8.4%
Professional & business services 236 6.9%
Construction 217 6.4%
Other services 165 4.8%
Financial activities 143 4.2%
Natural resources & mining 101 3.0%
Unclassified 34 1.0%
Information 14 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 85.3%
Median gross rent: $510
Owner-occupied: 4,566
Renter-occupied: 788

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,027 votes cast

Republican 4,501 64.1%
Democratic 2,441 34.7%
Other / third-party 85 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 108 1.0%
Other 33 0.3%
German 30 0.3%
Chinese 18 0.2%
Other Indo-European 14 0.1%
Korean 6 0.1%
Tagalog 6 0.1%
Arabic 5 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%
Slavic languages 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,354
Family households: 3,071; 57.4% of households
Married w/ children: 2,384
Single-mother households: 235
Veterans: 1,012; 10.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

35.6% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,827 15.7%
Mainline Protestant 1,341 11.5%
Evangelical Protestant 812 7.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 157 1.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.3%
With a disability: 21.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 41st Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 3 (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: Crystal Falls, Iron Mountain, Menominee

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 20.78 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023