Jury Pool Profile
Livingston County, Michigan
- County seat
- Howell
- Judicial district
- 44th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 197,315
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 195,833.
At a glance
Livingston County is a 197,315-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $101,995, $29,659 above the MI state median of $72,336; 40.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.9% of covered employment, average pay $63,422/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.88%, below the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 195,833
- Median household income
- $103,039
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Livingston County has a population of 195,833, with a median age of 43.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.5%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $101,995; 40.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 12,870 jobs; Education & health services, about 12,320, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 19.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.88%, below the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Livingston County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.3% in 2024, 60.5% in 2020, 62.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (9,796 individuals).