Jury Pool Profile
Manistee County, Michigan
- County seat
- Manistee
- Judicial district
- 19th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,656
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,350.
At a glance
Manistee County is a 25,656-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,668, $9,668 below the MI state median of $72,336; 24.9% 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 Trade, transportation & utilities, at 20.2% of covered employment, average pay $42,898/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.88%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 57% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,350
- Median household income
- $63,516
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 3%.
Manistee County has a population of 25,350, with a median age of 50.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.5%; Black residents 3.4%. Independently, 3.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,668; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS withholds the sectors of about 2,260 state and local government jobs here. Counted as schools and hospitals, Education & health services is the largest sector; counted as prisons and public administration, Public administration is.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 20.2% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 16.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.88%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Manistee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.2% in 2024, 56.8% in 2020, 54.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% 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, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (1,727 individuals).