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Jury Pool Profile

Manistee County, Michigan

Republican +16 (2024)
Population
25,247
Median household income
$60,879
Unemployment
6.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 22,541 89.3%
  • Black or African American alone 869 3.4%
  • Asian alone 96 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 324 1.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 5 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 83 0.3%
  • Two or more races 1,329 5.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 882 3.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.3

  • Under 18 4,261 16.9%
  • 18–24 1,648 6.5%
  • 25–44 5,294 21.0%
  • 45–64 7,135 28.3%
  • 65 and over 6,909 27.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.8%
+1.8 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.2B
0.17% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,233
Establishments
602

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,539 21.1%
  • Education & health services 1,105 15.2%
  • Manufacturing 1,058 14.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 886 12.2%
  • Construction 315 4.3%
  • Other services 237 3.3%
  • Professional & business services 202 2.8%
  • Financial activities 166 2.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 103 1.4%
  • Public administration 55 0.8%
  • Information 41 0.6%
  • Unclassified 3 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
85.9%
Median gross rent
$820
Owner-occupied
8,865
Renter-occupied
1,459

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,296 votes cast

  • Republican 8,748 57.2%
  • Democratic 6,309 41.2%
  • Other / third-party 239 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 422 1.7%
  • German 148 0.6%
  • Other 130 0.5%
  • Other Indo-European 107 0.4%
  • Slavic languages 50 0.2%
  • Arabic 38 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 37 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 13 0.1%
  • Tagalog 12 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.0%
  • Korean 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
10,324
Family households
6,393
61.9% of households
Married w/ children
5,151
Single-mother households
350
Veterans
1,839
8.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

23.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,164 8.6%
  • Catholic 2,079 8.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,381 5.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 203 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.8%
With a disability
19.3%
Bachelor's or higher
23.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
19th 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
Beulah, Manistee

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
28.59 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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