Jury Pool Profile

Oscoda County, Michigan

Republican +44 (2024)

Population: 8,338
Median household income: $50,581
Unemployment: 11.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 7,856 94.2%
Black or African American alone 32 0.4%
Asian alone 32 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 37 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 10 0.1%
Some other race alone 21 0.3%
Two or more races 350 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 170 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 52.1

Under 18 1,670 20.0%
18–24 451 5.4%
25–44 1,504 18.0%
45–64 2,336 28.0%
65 and over 2,377 28.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 11.5%; +6.51 pp vs. state
County GDP: $282.8M; 0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay: $40,287
Establishments: 198

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 279 20.5%
Leisure & hospitality 247 18.1%
Public administration 152 11.1%
Manufacturing 148 10.9%
Professional & business services 87 6.4%
Construction 75 5.5%
Other services 73 5.4%
Education & health services 54 4.0%
Financial activities 44 3.2%
Natural resources & mining 11 0.8%
Unclassified 7 0.5%
Information 6 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 86.7%
Median gross rent: $675
Owner-occupied: 3,162
Renter-occupied: 486

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,192 votes cast

Republican 3,716 71.6%
Democratic 1,414 27.2%
Other / third-party 62 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.3% speak only English at home

German 440 5.6%
Spanish 88 1.1%
Slavic languages 38 0.5%
Chinese 19 0.2%
Other 5 0.1%
Other Indo-European 4 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%
Vietnamese 3 0.0%
Korean 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,648
Family households: 2,261; 62.0% of households
Married w/ children: 1,841
Single-mother households: 123
Veterans: 716; 10.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

18.2% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 1,119 13.6%
Catholic 250 3.0%
Mainline Protestant 128 1.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 86.8%
With a disability: 22.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 23rd Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 3 (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: Harrisville, Mio, Standish, Tawas City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 74.99 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023