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Jury Pool Profile

Otsego County, Michigan

Republican +35 (2024)
Population
25,352
Median household income
$67,285
Unemployment
6.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 23,760 93.7%
  • Black or African American alone 239 0.9%
  • Asian alone 159 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 56 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 2 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 79 0.3%
  • Two or more races 1,057 4.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 490 1.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.5

  • Under 18 5,301 20.9%
  • 18–24 1,743 6.9%
  • 25–44 5,796 22.9%
  • 45–64 7,008 27.6%
  • 65 and over 5,504 21.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.0%
+0.99 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.5B
0.21% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,154
Establishments
811

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,084 28.8%
  • Education & health services 2,003 18.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,570 14.7%
  • Manufacturing 998 9.3%
  • Construction 626 5.8%
  • Financial activities 546 5.1%
  • Public administration 541 5.1%
  • Other services 466 4.4%
  • Professional & business services 409 3.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 318 3.0%
  • Information 48 0.4%
  • Unclassified 40 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.0%
Median gross rent
$880
Owner-occupied
8,577
Renter-occupied
2,419

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,971 votes cast

  • Republican 10,693 67.0%
  • Democratic 5,052 31.6%
  • Other / third-party 226 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.7% speak only English at home

  • Other Indo-European 118 0.5%
  • German 108 0.4%
  • Spanish 88 0.4%
  • Slavic languages 67 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 58 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 39 0.2%
  • Arabic 23 0.1%
  • Chinese 22 0.1%
  • Tagalog 22 0.1%
  • Other 14 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
10,996
Family households
7,336
66.7% of households
Married w/ children
5,584
Single-mother households
668
Veterans
2,042
10.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

30.5% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 3,862 15.4%
  • Evangelical Protestant 2,021 8.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,310 5.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 469 1.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.8%
With a disability
16.5%
Bachelor's or higher
25.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
46th 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
Gaylord, Grayling, Kalkaska

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
9.97 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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