Jury Pool Profile
Kent County, Michigan
- County seat
- Grand Rapids
- Judicial district
- 17th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 675,232
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 663,150.
At a glance
Kent County is a 675,232-person venue. The county population is 72% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $80,768, $8,432 above the MI state median of $72,336; 40.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 13.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.5% of covered employment, average pay $64,698/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.08%, below the 4.98% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 663,150
- Median household income
- $82,631
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 72% / 10%.
Kent County has a population of 663,150, with a median age of 35.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 72.5%; Black residents 9.8%. Independently, 11.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,768; 40.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 93,995 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 80,968, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.08%, below the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Kent County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 51.8% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.0% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 48.3% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 13.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
13.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 4.9% of the adult civilian population (24,879 individuals).