Jury Pool Profile
Oscoda County, Michigan
- County seat
- Mio
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,723
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,425.
At a glance
Oscoda County is an 8,723-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,462, $19,874 below the MI state median of $72,336; 15.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.7% of covered employment, average pay $34,006/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 10.05%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,425
- Median household income
- $49,515
- Unemployment
- 10.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Oscoda County has a population of 8,425, with a median age of 52.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.8%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,462; 15.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Education & health services about 290, Trade, transportation & utilities about 270.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 19.7% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 19.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 10.05%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Oscoda County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.6% in 2024, 71.1% in 2020, 70.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 10.8% of the adult civilian population (728 individuals).