Jury Pool Profile
Jackson County, Michigan
- County seat
- Jackson
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 159,552
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 160,060.
At a glance
Jackson County is a 159,552-person venue. The county population is 83% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,303, $5,033 below the MI state median of $72,336; 23.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.1% of covered employment, average pay $62,308/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.0%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 160,060
- Median household income
- $66,073
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 7%.
Jackson County has a population of 160,060, with a median age of 41.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.1%; Black residents 7.4%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,303; 23.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 24% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.0%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jackson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.9% in 2024, 58.6% in 2020, 57.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (8,520 individuals).