Jury Pool Profile
Mecosta County, Michigan
- County seat
- Big Rapids
- Judicial district
- 49th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 42,320
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 41,242.
At a glance
Mecosta County is a 42,320-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,074, $10,262 below the MI state median of $72,336; 22.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.9% of covered employment, average pay $43,152/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.06%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 41,242
- Median household income
- $60,951
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 2%.
Mecosta County has a population of 41,242, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.2%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,074; 22.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 34% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 21.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.06%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Mecosta County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.2% in 2024, 63.0% in 2020, 60.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (2,403 individuals).