Jury Pool Profile

Sanilac County, Michigan

Republican +48 (2024)

Population: 40,574
Median household income: $59,074
Unemployment: 7.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 38,046 93.8%
Black or African American alone 165 0.4%
Asian alone 72 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 61 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.0%
Some other race alone 515 1.3%
Two or more races 1,708 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,697 4.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.3

Under 18 8,603 21.2%
18–24 2,922 7.2%
25–44 8,622 21.3%
45–64 11,246 27.7%
65 and over 9,181 22.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 7.1%; +2.06 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.7B; 0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,626
Establishments: 879

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 2,720 26.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,170 20.8%
Education & health services 1,877 18.0%
Leisure & hospitality 1,001 9.6%
Natural resources & mining 516 4.9%
Professional & business services 454 4.3%
Construction 442 4.2%
Public administration 400 3.8%
Financial activities 357 3.4%
Other services 238 2.3%
Information 114 1.1%
Unclassified 50 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.7%
Median gross rent: $814
Owner-occupied: 14,249
Renter-occupied: 3,202

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 23,339 votes cast

Republican 17,080 73.2%
Democratic 5,957 25.5%
Other / third-party 302 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.9% speak only English at home

German 901 2.3%
Spanish 773 2.0%
Slavic languages 66 0.2%
Other 56 0.1%
Other Indo-European 53 0.1%
Chinese 31 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 27 0.1%
Tagalog 17 0.0%
Arabic 17 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 12 0.0%
Korean 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 17,451
Family households: 11,335; 65.0% of households
Married w/ children: 9,017
Single-mother households: 784
Veterans: 2,482; 7.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

29.9% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 5,099 12.6%
Mainline Protestant 3,081 7.6%
Catholic 3,017 7.4%
Black Protestant 800 2.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 147 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.9%
With a disability: 17.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 16.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 24th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 1 (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: Sandusky

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 11; 34.41 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 10

NHTSA FARS 2023