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Jury Pool Profile

Mackinac County, Michigan

Republican +25 (2024)
Population
10,865
Median household income
$58,598
Unemployment
11.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 7,827 72.0%
  • Black or African American alone 454 4.2%
  • Asian alone 105 1.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,537 14.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 15 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 102 0.9%
  • Two or more races 825 7.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 224 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 53.3

  • Under 18 1,648 15.2%
  • 18–24 651 6.0%
  • 25–44 2,152 19.8%
  • 45–64 3,258 30.0%
  • 65 and over 3,156 29.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
11.8%
+6.75 pp vs. state
County GDP
$692.9M
0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,728
Establishments
502

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Leisure & hospitality 1,645 34.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 793 16.4%
  • Education & health services 651 13.5%
  • Public administration 448 9.3%
  • Construction 232 4.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 206 4.3%
  • Other services 144 3.0%
  • Professional & business services 137 2.8%
  • Financial activities 118 2.4%
  • Manufacturing 108 2.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.4%
Median gross rent
$761
Owner-occupied
3,970
Renter-occupied
1,158

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,238 votes cast

  • Republican 4,476 61.8%
  • Democratic 2,675 37.0%
  • Other / third-party 87 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.1% speak only English at home

  • Other 323 3.1%
  • German 148 1.4%
  • Spanish 127 1.2%
  • Other Indo-European 52 0.5%
  • Vietnamese 46 0.4%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 12 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 9 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,128
Family households
3,130
61.0% of households
Married w/ children
2,406
Single-mother households
202
Veterans
889
9.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

41.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,253 20.8%
  • Catholic 1,208 11.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 984 9.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 70 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.7%
With a disability
20.2%
Bachelor's or higher
23.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
11th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
1 (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
Manistique, Munising, Newberry, St. Ignace

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
65.1 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Mackinac County, Michigan to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.