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Jury Pool Profile

Ogemaw County, Michigan

Republican +42 (2024)
Population
20,853
Median household income
$51,983
Unemployment
9.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 19,611 94.0%
  • Black or African American alone 135 0.6%
  • Asian alone 158 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 76 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 4 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 64 0.3%
  • Two or more races 805 3.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 461 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.8

  • Under 18 3,809 18.3%
  • 18–24 1,316 6.3%
  • 25–44 4,105 19.7%
  • 45–64 5,964 28.6%
  • 65 and over 5,659 27.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
9.3%
+4.29 pp vs. state
County GDP
$788.0M
0.11% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,697
Establishments
611

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,146 35.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 754 12.5%
  • Public administration 383 6.4%
  • Manufacturing 341 5.7%
  • Construction 289 4.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 211 3.5%
  • Other services 206 3.4%
  • Financial activities 160 2.7%
  • Professional & business services 129 2.1%
  • Information 48 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
82.5%
Median gross rent
$828
Owner-occupied
7,528
Renter-occupied
1,594

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,620 votes cast

  • Republican 8,879 70.4%
  • Democratic 3,578 28.4%
  • Other / third-party 163 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 113 0.6%
  • Other Indo-European 104 0.5%
  • German 63 0.3%
  • Slavic languages 30 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 20 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 16 0.1%
  • Tagalog 16 0.1%
  • Chinese 14 0.1%
  • Arabic 7 0.0%
  • Korean 6 0.0%
  • Other 6 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,122
Family households
5,957
65.3% of households
Married w/ children
4,530
Single-mother households
445
Veterans
1,779
10.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

27.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,792 18.3%
  • Catholic 895 4.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 756 3.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 346 1.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.8%
With a disability
21.2%
Bachelor's or higher
15.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
34th 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
Roscommon, West Branch

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
11.73 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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