Jury Pool Profile
Oceana County, Michigan
- County seat
- Hart
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 27,177
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 26,915.
At a glance
Oceana County is a 27,177-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). 16% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 79.5%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $60,449, $11,887 below the MI state median of $72,336; 21.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.9% of covered employment, average pay $43,696/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.78%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 61% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 26,915
- Median household income
- $62,417
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 1%.
Oceana County has a population of 26,915, with a median age of 44.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.5%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 15.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,449; 21.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,622 jobs; Manufacturing, 1,455, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 22.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.78%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Oceana County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.2% in 2024, 63.2% in 2020, 60.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.4% 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 7.3% of the adult civilian population (1,554 individuals).