Jury Pool Profile

Keweenaw County, Michigan

Republican +13 (2024)

Population: 2,106
Median household income: $53,893
Unemployment: 6.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,021 96.0%
Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 10 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 0 0.0%
Two or more races 75 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 32 1.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 56.7

Under 18 312 14.8%
18–24 17 0.8%
25–44 447 21.2%
45–64 572 27.2%
65 and over 758 36.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.8%; +1.75 pp vs. state
County GDP: $76.6M; 0.01% of state
Avg. annual pay: $35,549
Establishments: 85

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 175 36.6%
Manufacturing 55 11.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 45 9.4%
Professional & business services 27 5.6%
Construction 19 4.0%
Financial activities 19 4.0%
Other services 14 2.9%
Natural resources & mining 12 2.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 91.7%
Median gross rent: $679
Owner-occupied: 1,000
Renter-occupied: 90

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,611 votes cast

Republican 896 55.6%
Democratic 690 42.8%
Other / third-party 25 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 22 1.1%
Slavic languages 18 0.9%
Other Indo-European 7 0.3%
Other 7 0.3%
German 4 0.2%
Arabic 2 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,090
Family households: 683; 62.7% of households
Married w/ children: 603
Single-mother households: 25
Veterans: 305; 17% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

25.8% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 328 16.0%
Catholic 197 9.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.4%
With a disability: 14.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 43.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 12th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 1 (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: Eagle River, Houghton, L'Anse

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 55.74 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023