Jury Pool Profile
Lake County, Michigan
- County seat
- Baldwin
- Judicial district
- 51st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,182
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,563.
At a glance
Lake County is a 13,182-person venue. The county population is 80% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $48,557, $23,779 below the MI state median of $72,336; 12.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 19.7% of covered employment, average pay $19,281/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.7%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,563
- Median household income
- $50,805
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 8%.
Lake County has a population of 12,563, with a median age of 50.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.9%; Black residents 8.0%. Independently, 9.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $48,557; 12.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 24.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest published sector at 19.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.7%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lake County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.4% in 2024, 62.4% in 2020, 59.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (896 individuals).