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Jury Pool Profile

Tuscola County, Michigan

Republican +43 (2024)
Population
53,071
Median household income
$62,847
Unemployment
6.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 49,654 93.6%
  • Black or African American alone 608 1.1%
  • Asian alone 197 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 185 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 10 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 312 0.6%
  • Two or more races 2,105 4.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,923 3.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.6

  • Under 18 10,756 20.3%
  • 18–24 3,723 7.0%
  • 25–44 12,216 23.0%
  • 45–64 14,985 28.2%
  • 65 and over 11,391 21.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.6%
+1.61 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.8B
0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,754
Establishments
921

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 3,393 28.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,296 19.0%
  • Manufacturing 1,421 11.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,101 9.1%
  • Professional & business services 756 6.2%
  • Public administration 706 5.8%
  • Construction 625 5.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 410 3.4%
  • Other services 362 3.0%
  • Financial activities 322 2.7%
  • Information 104 0.9%
  • Unclassified 34 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
85.2%
Median gross rent
$796
Owner-occupied
18,296
Renter-occupied
3,176

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 30,716 votes cast

  • Republican 21,764 70.9%
  • Democratic 8,562 27.9%
  • Other / third-party 390 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 510 1.0%
  • German 293 0.6%
  • Chinese 47 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 46 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 40 0.1%
  • Tagalog 35 0.1%
  • Arabic 34 0.1%
  • Other 31 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 29 0.1%
  • Korean 10 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
21,472
Family households
13,965
65.0% of households
Married w/ children
10,982
Single-mother households
1,014
Veterans
3,080
7.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

37.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 11,721 22.0%
  • Catholic 3,770 7.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 3,535 6.6%
  • Black Protestant 600 1.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 471 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.2%
With a disability
19.5%
Bachelor's or higher
15.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
54th 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
Caro
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Michigan statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
4.73 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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