Jury Pool Profile

Schoolcraft County, Michigan

Republican +32 (2024)

Population: 8,093
Median household income: $57,708
Unemployment: 8.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 6,820 84.3%
Black or African American alone 52 0.6%
Asian alone 20 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 513 6.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 12 0.1%
Two or more races 676 8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 123 1.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 52.1

Under 18 1,436 17.7%
18–24 436 5.4%
25–44 1,473 18.2%
45–64 2,468 30.5%
65 and over 2,280 28.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 8.9%; +3.9 pp vs. state
County GDP: $360.1M; 0.05% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,979
Establishments: 233

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 684 25.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 400 14.8%
Leisure & hospitality 322 11.9%
Public administration 250 9.3%
Natural resources & mining 248 9.2%
Manufacturing 196 7.3%
Construction 151 5.6%
Financial activities 116 4.3%
Other services 87 3.2%
Professional & business services 70 2.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 85.4%
Median gross rent: $654
Owner-occupied: 3,262
Renter-occupied: 559

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,897 votes cast

Republican 3,196 65.3%
Democratic 1,631 33.3%
Other / third-party 70 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 52 0.7%
French (incl. Cajun) 45 0.6%
German 39 0.5%
Other Indo-European 28 0.4%
Other Asian/Pacific 18 0.2%
Slavic languages 8 0.1%
Other 5 0.1%
Tagalog 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,821
Family households: 2,323; 60.8% of households
Married w/ children: 1,824
Single-mother households: 105
Veterans: 602; 9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.7% overall adherence rate

Catholic 2,562 31.8%
Mainline Protestant 746 9.3%
Evangelical Protestant 622 7.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 313 3.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.8%
With a disability: 19.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 11th 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: Manistique, Munising, Newberry, St. Ignace

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023