Jury Pool Profile
Forest County, Wisconsin
- County seat
- Crandon
- Judicial district
- Forest County Circuit Court (9th Judicial District)
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,574
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,369.
At a glance
Forest County is a 9,574-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,251, $15,306 below the WI state median of $77,557; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 38.2% of covered employment, average pay $56,931/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.46%, above the 3.3% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,369
- Median household income
- $61,071
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 0%.
Forest County has a population of 9,369, with a median age of 49.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.1%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,251; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Public administration, about 38% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 38.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 11.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.46%, above the Wisconsin state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Forest County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.4% in 2024, 65.0% in 2020, 61.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (583 individuals).