Jury Pool Profile
Schoolcraft County, Michigan
- County seat
- Manistique
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,187
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,128.
At a glance
Schoolcraft County is an 8,187-person venue. The county population is 82% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,519, $13,817 below the MI state median of $72,336; 21.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.4% of covered employment, average pay $68,352/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.9%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,128
- Median household income
- $56,782
- Unemployment
- 7.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 1%.
Schoolcraft County has a population of 8,128, with a median age of 52.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.7%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,519; 21.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.9%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Schoolcraft County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.3% in 2024, 65.1% in 2020, 61.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 10.1% of the adult civilian population (677 individuals).