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Jury Pool Profile

Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Democratic +11 (2024)
Population
16,410
Median household income
$69,609
Unemployment
4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 13,873 84.5%
  • Black or African American alone 132 0.8%
  • Asian alone 102 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,281 7.8%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 48 0.3%
  • Two or more races 974 5.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 330 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 54.1

  • Under 18 2,719 16.6%
  • 18–24 904 5.5%
  • 25–44 2,920 17.8%
  • 45–64 4,889 29.8%
  • 65 and over 4,978 30.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.7%
+1.52 pp vs. state
County GDP
$586.8M
0.13% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,107
Establishments
578

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Leisure & hospitality 917 21.9%
  • Education & health services 854 20.4%
  • Public administration 641 15.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 626 14.9%
  • Construction 332 7.9%
  • Manufacturing 216 5.2%
  • Financial activities 118 2.8%
  • Professional & business services 98 2.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 77 1.8%
  • Other services 70 1.7%
  • Information 69 1.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
84.5%
Median gross rent
$789
Owner-occupied
6,309
Renter-occupied
1,153

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 11,204 votes cast

  • Democratic 6,107 54.5%
  • Republican 4,860 43.4%
  • Other / third-party 237 2.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.0% speak only English at home

  • Other 182 1.2%
  • Spanish 105 0.7%
  • German 49 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 45 0.3%
  • Slavic languages 24 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 20 0.1%
  • Chinese 19 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 16 0.1%
  • Tagalog 8 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,462
Family households
4,890
65.5% of households
Married w/ children
4,105
Single-mother households
188
Veterans
1,528
11.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

36.3% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 3,419 21.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,582 9.8%
  • Evangelical Protestant 762 4.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 105 0.6%
  • Orthodox 18 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.1%
With a disability
16.7%
Bachelor's or higher
35.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Bayfield County Circuit Court (10th Judicial District)
Judges
22 (Circuit Court judges aggregated across all counties in each administrative Judicial District (Wis. Stat. § 753.06); vintage 2026 wicourts.gov. Note: WI's Circuit Court is per-county (72 trial venues); the 9 active numbered Judicial Districts are administrative chief-judge regions, not jurisdictions. Municipal Court judges (limited jurisdiction — city ordinances) are separate and not counted here.)
Court seats
Washburn

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Wisconsin statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
14.61 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Bayfield County, Wisconsin 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.