Jury Pool Profile

Osceola County, Michigan

Republican +48 (2024)

Population: 23,122
Median household income: $57,050
Unemployment: 7.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 21,537 93.1%
Black or African American alone 251 1.1%
Asian alone 82 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 78 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
Some other race alone 292 1.3%
Two or more races 881 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 463 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.8

Under 18 5,180 22.4%
18–24 1,603 6.9%
25–44 5,057 21.9%
45–64 6,244 27.0%
65 and over 5,038 21.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 7.0%; +1.98 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.1B; 0.16% of state
Avg. annual pay: $56,080
Establishments: 480

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 2,518 31.4%
Education & health services 1,486 18.5%
Professional & business services 1,010 12.6%
Construction 938 11.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 803 10.0%
Public administration 361 4.5%
Leisure & hospitality 310 3.9%
Other services 217 2.7%
Natural resources & mining 147 1.8%
Financial activities 117 1.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 83.7%
Median gross rent: $764
Owner-occupied: 7,594
Renter-occupied: 1,478

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 13,184 votes cast

Republican 9,639 73.1%
Democratic 3,326 25.2%
Other / third-party 219 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.0% speak only English at home

German 517 2.4%
Spanish 196 0.9%
French (incl. Cajun) 41 0.2%
Slavic languages 30 0.1%
Tagalog 27 0.1%
Other Indo-European 22 0.1%
Other 22 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 18 0.1%
Arabic 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 9,072
Family households: 6,106; 67.3% of households
Married w/ children: 4,844
Single-mother households: 472
Veterans: 1,830; 10.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

30.1% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 3,603 15.7%
Mainline Protestant 1,707 7.5%
Catholic 1,569 6.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.0%
With a disability: 19.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 16.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 49th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 2 (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: Big Rapids, Reed City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 4; 22.29 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023