Jury Pool Profile
Luce County, Michigan
- County seat
- Newberry
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,339
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,271.
At a glance
Luce County is a 6,339-person venue. The county population is 77% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,009, $16,327 below the MI state median of $72,336; 17.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Public administration, at 23.0% of covered employment, average pay $66,460/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.97%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,271
- Median household income
- $54,893
- Unemployment
- 7.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 77% / 8%.
Luce County has a population of 6,271, with a median age of 44.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 76.9%; Black residents 8.2%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,009; 17.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Public administration about 440, Education & health services about 430.
Public administration is the largest published sector at 23.0% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.97%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Luce County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.7% in 2024, 70.3% in 2020, 68.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% 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 11.3% of the adult civilian population (591 individuals).