Jury Pool Profile

Kalkaska County, Michigan

Republican +43 (2024)

Population: 18,116
Median household income: $60,365
Unemployment: 6.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 16,988 93.8%
Black or African American alone 160 0.9%
Asian alone 88 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 82 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 150 0.8%
Two or more races 648 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 402 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44

Under 18 3,686 20.3%
18–24 1,196 6.6%
25–44 4,285 23.7%
45–64 5,103 28.2%
65 and over 3,846 21.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.4%; +1.37 pp vs. state
County GDP: $838.6M; 0.12% of state
Avg. annual pay: $60,400
Establishments: 388

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 864 17.8%
Professional & business services 634 13.0%
Construction 559 11.5%
Leisure & hospitality 510 10.5%
Natural resources & mining 482 9.9%
Manufacturing 287 5.9%
Public administration 187 3.8%
Education & health services 138 2.8%
Other services 114 2.3%
Financial activities 97 2.0%
Information 30 0.6%
Unclassified 12 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 87.5%
Median gross rent: $767
Owner-occupied: 6,748
Renter-occupied: 968

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 11,529 votes cast

Republican 8,149 70.7%
Democratic 3,206 27.8%
Other / third-party 174 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 180 1.0%
German 77 0.4%
Other Indo-European 70 0.4%
Tagalog 27 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 15 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 14 0.1%
Other 10 0.1%
Arabic 8 0.0%
Korean 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,716
Family households: 4,686; 60.7% of households
Married w/ children: 3,736
Single-mother households: 340
Veterans: 1,398; 9.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

19.0% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 2,173 12.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 696 3.9%
Catholic 338 1.9%
Mainline Protestant 205 1.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.1%
With a disability: 18.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 46th 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: Gaylord, Grayling, Kalkaska

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 4; 27.72 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023