Jury Pool Profile
Ontonagon County, Michigan
- County seat
- Ontonagon
- Judicial district
- 32nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,823
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,850.
At a glance
Ontonagon County is a 5,823-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,958, $19,378 below the MI state median of $72,336; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 32.7% of covered employment, average pay $36,712/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.09%, 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
- 5,850
- Median household income
- $54,398
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Ontonagon County has a population of 5,850, with a median age of 59.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.6%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,958; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 33% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 32.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.09%, 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.
Ontonagon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.5% in 2024, 62.0% in 2020, 60.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 14.0% of the adult civilian population (726 individuals).