Jury Pool Profile
Mackinac County, Michigan
- County seat
- St. Ignace
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,236
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,957.
At a glance
Mackinac County is an 11,236-person venue. The county population is 72% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,831, $11,505 below the MI state median of $72,336; 25.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 30.6% of covered employment, average pay $49,059/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 10.77%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 61% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 10,957
- Median household income
- $63,909
- Unemployment
- 10.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 72% / 5%.
Mackinac County has a population of 10,957, with a median age of 53.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 71.7%; Black residents 4.8%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,831; 25.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 31% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 30.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 10.77%, 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.
Mackinac County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.8% in 2024, 61.4% in 2020, 61.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 8.9% of the adult civilian population (827 individuals).