Jury Pool Profile

Mason County, Michigan

Republican +21 (2024)

Population: 29,177
Median household income: $62,296
Unemployment: 6.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 26,934 92.3%
Black or African American alone 319 1.1%
Asian alone 126 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 127 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 350 1.2%
Two or more races 1,321 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,389 4.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.2

Under 18 5,809 19.9%
18–24 1,947 6.7%
25–44 6,236 21.4%
45–64 7,718 26.5%
65 and over 7,467 25.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.7%; +1.72 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.3B; 0.19% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,523
Establishments: 717

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 2,053 20.2%
Manufacturing 1,973 19.4%
Education & health services 1,895 18.6%
Leisure & hospitality 1,144 11.2%
Public administration 685 6.7%
Construction 545 5.4%
Natural resources & mining 483 4.7%
Professional & business services 473 4.6%
Financial activities 349 3.4%
Other services 236 2.3%
Information 169 1.7%
Unclassified 18 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.1%
Median gross rent: $840
Owner-occupied: 9,699
Renter-occupied: 2,727

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 18,056 votes cast

Republican 10,830 60.0%
Democratic 6,973 38.6%
Other / third-party 253 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 453 1.6%
Other Indo-European 71 0.3%
German 52 0.2%
Tagalog 50 0.2%
Slavic languages 44 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 36 0.1%
Korean 34 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 33 0.1%
Other 9 0.0%
Chinese 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 12,426
Family households: 8,012; 64.5% of households
Married w/ children: 6,323
Single-mother households: 644
Veterans: 1,972; 8.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

35.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 3,897 13.4%
Catholic 3,790 13.0%
Mainline Protestant 2,321 8.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 399 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.9%
With a disability: 16.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 25.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 51st Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 3 (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: Baldwin, Ludington

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 21.4 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023