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Jury Pool Profile

Forest County, Wisconsin

Republican +33 (2024)
Population
9,261
Median household income
$59,727
Unemployment
4.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 7,256 78.4%
  • Black or African American alone 35 0.4%
  • Asian alone 13 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,073 11.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 222 2.4%
  • Two or more races 662 7.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 202 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 49.1

  • Under 18 1,769 19.1%
  • 18–24 632 6.8%
  • 25–44 1,851 20.0%
  • 45–64 2,693 29.1%
  • 65 and over 2,316 25.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.6%
+1.42 pp vs. state
County GDP
$430.3M
0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,541
Establishments
301

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Public administration 1,185 36.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 507 15.6%
  • Education & health services 460 14.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 444 13.7%
  • Manufacturing 293 9.0%
  • Professional & business services 107 3.3%
  • Financial activities 88 2.7%
  • Construction 84 2.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 37 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
82.4%
Median gross rent
$585
Owner-occupied
3,255
Renter-occupied
697

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,095 votes cast

  • Republican 3,382 66.4%
  • Democratic 1,681 33.0%
  • Other / third-party 32 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.1% speak only English at home

  • Other 116 1.3%
  • Spanish 62 0.7%
  • German 43 0.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 11 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 9 0.1%
  • Arabic 5 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 4 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,952
Family households
2,609
66.0% of households
Married w/ children
2,000
Single-mother households
203
Veterans
588
7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

40.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 1,843 20.1%
  • Catholic 1,599 17.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 206 2.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 106 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.0%
With a disability
17.9%
Bachelor's or higher
15.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Forest County Circuit Court (9th Judicial District)
Judges
19 (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
Crandon

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Wisconsin statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
26.7 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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