Jury Pool Profile
Muskegon County, Michigan
- County seat
- Muskegon
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 177,901
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 175,961.
At a glance
Muskegon County is a 177,901-person venue. The county population is 77% White and 12% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,598, $10,738 below the MI state median of $72,336; 21.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.7% of covered employment, average pay $61,444/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.24%, above the 4.98% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 175,961
- Median household income
- $65,024
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 77% / 12%.
Muskegon County has a population of 175,961, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.0%; Black residents 12.1%. Independently, 6.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,598; 21.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 15,966 jobs; Manufacturing, 13,579, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.7% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 21.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.24%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Muskegon County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 49.4% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 47.5% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (9,841 individuals).