Jury Pool Profile

Lake County, Michigan

Republican +32 (2024)

Population: 12,393
Median household income: $49,680
Unemployment: 7.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 9,930 80.1%
Black or African American alone 1,077 8.7%
Asian alone 55 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 99 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 4 0.0%
Some other race alone 278 2.2%
Two or more races 950 7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,146 9.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.3

Under 18 1,884 15.2%
18–24 887 7.2%
25–44 2,589 20.9%
45–64 3,741 30.2%
65 and over 3,292 26.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 7.5%; +2.45 pp vs. state
County GDP: $288.9M; 0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay: $39,827
Establishments: 186

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 366 21.3%
Education & health services 320 18.6%
Public administration 238 13.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 230 13.4%
Financial activities 86 5.0%
Construction 78 4.5%
Manufacturing 63 3.7%
Professional & business services 51 3.0%
Other services 51 3.0%
Natural resources & mining 45 2.6%
Unclassified 5 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.2%
Median gross rent: $863
Owner-occupied: 4,003
Renter-occupied: 928

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,915 votes cast

Republican 4,523 65.4%
Democratic 2,298 33.2%
Other / third-party 94 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 285 2.4%
German 168 1.4%
Other Indo-European 31 0.3%
Vietnamese 23 0.2%
Korean 13 0.1%
Slavic languages 8 0.1%
Other 7 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 6 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.0%
Chinese 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,931
Family households: 2,840; 57.6% of households
Married w/ children: 2,198
Single-mother households: 200
Veterans: 883; 8.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

32.0% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,649 13.6%
Evangelical Protestant 1,490 12.3%
Black Protestant 426 3.5%
Mainline Protestant 178 1.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 126 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.0%
With a disability: 25.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 12.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 51st Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 3 (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: Baldwin, Ludington

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 28.55 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023