Jury Pool Profile

Isabella County, Michigan

Republican +8 (2024)

Population: 64,475
Median household income: $53,759
Unemployment: 5.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 55,025 85.3%
Black or African American alone 1,812 2.8%
Asian alone 1,005 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,935 3.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.0%
Some other race alone 945 1.5%
Two or more races 3,746 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,144 4.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 29.8

Under 18 11,408 17.7%
18–24 16,786 26.0%
25–44 14,413 22.4%
45–64 13,050 20.2%
65 and over 8,818 13.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.8%; +0.8 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.3B; 0.46% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,992
Establishments: 1,405

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 4,530 17.0%
Education & health services 4,483 16.8%
Leisure & hospitality 2,660 10.0%
Manufacturing 2,589 9.7%
Construction 1,653 6.2%
Professional & business services 1,626 6.1%
Financial activities 959 3.6%
Public administration 907 3.4%
Natural resources & mining 562 2.1%
Other services 524 2.0%
Information 179 0.7%
Unclassified 42 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 61.3%
Median gross rent: $863
Owner-occupied: 15,283
Renter-occupied: 9,659

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 30,817 votes cast

Republican 16,320 53.0%
Democratic 14,011 45.5%
Other / third-party 486 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,101 1.8%
German 914 1.5%
Other Indo-European 429 0.7%
Other 345 0.6%
Korean 201 0.3%
Chinese 160 0.3%
Slavic languages 111 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 93 0.2%
Tagalog 66 0.1%
Arabic 61 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 23 0.0%
Vietnamese 10 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 24,942
Family households: 13,612; 54.6% of households
Married w/ children: 9,989
Single-mother households: 1,123
Veterans: 3,042; 5.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

32.5% overall adherence rate

Catholic 11,790 18.3%
Evangelical Protestant 6,288 9.8%
Mainline Protestant 1,658 2.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,209 1.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.4%
With a disability: 14.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 30.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 21st 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: Mt. Pleasant

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 11; 20.73 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 10

NHTSA FARS 2023