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Jury Pool Profile

Macomb County, Michigan

Republican +14 (2024)
Population
877,624
Median household income
$76,399
Unemployment
4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 668,634 76.2%
  • Black or African American alone 109,372 12.5%
  • Asian alone 41,698 4.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2,085 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 652 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 8,428 1.0%
  • Two or more races 46,755 5.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 27,006 3.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.1

  • Under 18 182,773 20.8%
  • 18–24 68,853 7.8%
  • 25–44 227,337 25.9%
  • 45–64 242,123 27.6%
  • 65 and over 156,538 17.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.8%
-0.19 pp vs. state
County GDP
$54.2B
7.71% of state
Avg. annual pay
$71,046
Establishments
19,678

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 66,082 19.7%
  • Manufacturing 63,562 18.9%
  • Education & health services 62,366 18.5%
  • Professional & business services 54,471 16.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 31,192 9.3%
  • Construction 17,630 5.2%
  • Public administration 15,182 4.5%
  • Other services 9,649 2.9%
  • Financial activities 9,583 2.8%
  • Information 1,887 0.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 1,508 0.4%
  • Unclassified 1,132 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.0%
Median gross rent
$1,175
Owner-occupied
267,161
Renter-occupied
89,265

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 509,056 votes cast

  • Republican 284,660 55.9%
  • Democratic 214,977 42.2%
  • Other / third-party 9,419 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

84.8% speak only English at home

  • Other Indo-European 37,543 4.5%
  • Arabic 22,092 2.7%
  • Other 18,550 2.2%
  • Slavic languages 15,684 1.9%
  • Spanish 12,687 1.5%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 6,911 0.8%
  • Tagalog 3,795 0.5%
  • Chinese 2,727 0.3%
  • German 2,474 0.3%
  • Vietnamese 2,135 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 1,103 0.1%
  • Korean 871 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
356,426
Family households
227,651
63.9% of households
Married w/ children
165,146
Single-mother households
19,839
Veterans
37,389
5.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

37.1% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 194,399 22.1%
  • Evangelical Protestant 70,437 8.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 29,601 3.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 12,690 1.4%
  • Orthodox 10,668 1.2%
  • Black Protestant 8,724 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.0%
With a disability
13.9%
Bachelor's or higher
27.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
16th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
12 (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
Mt. Clemens
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
54
7.77 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
52

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Macomb 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.