Who is the Eaton County County Clerk/Register of Deeds?

Diana Bosworth (Republican) is the County Clerk/Register of Deeds of Eaton County, Michigan.

Who is the Eaton County Drain Commissioner?

Richard Wagner (Republican) is the Drain Commissioner of Eaton County, Michigan.

Who is the Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney?

Doug Lloyd (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Eaton County, Michigan.

Who is the Eaton County Sheriff?

Tom Reich (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Eaton County, Michigan.

Who is the Eaton County County Treasurer?

Dairus Reynnet (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Eaton County, Michigan.

Who are the Eaton County commissioners?

Tim Barnes (District 1); Chris Arndt (District 2); Jason Peek (District 3); Brandon Haskell (District 4); Jeanne Pearl-Wright (District 5); Jane M. Whitacre (District 6); Mark J. Mudry (District 7); Kyle Jones (District 8); Brian Droscha (District 9); Jacob Toomey (District 10); Scott Hansen (District 11); Nicole Christensen (District 12); Jim Mott (District 13); Frank Holmes (District 14); Keith Barber (District 15).

What is the population of Eaton County?

About 109,130 people, with a median age of 41.4; the median household income is $79,597 and 8.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Eaton County?

3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,974 people unemployed in a labor force of 52,082, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Eaton County?

45 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 16 township, 8 school district and 10 special district governments.

Eaton County, MI elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Eaton County: 20 seats on 6 elected bodies.

Board of Commissioners

Eaton County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Tim Barnes Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Chris Arndt Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Jason Peek Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 4	Brandon Haskell Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 5	Jeanne Pearl-Wright Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 6	Jane M. Whitacre Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 7	Mark J. Mudry Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 8	Kyle Jones Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 9	Brian Droscha Republican source
County Commissioner, District 10	Jacob Toomey Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 11	Scott Hansen Republican source
County Commissioner, District 12	Nicole Christensen Republican source
County Commissioner, District 13	Jim Mott Republican source
County Commissioner, District 14	Frank Holmes Republican source
County Commissioner, District 15	Keith Barber Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Clerk/Register of Deeds	Diana Bosworth Republican source
Drain Commissioner	Richard Wagner Republican source
Prosecuting Attorney	Doug Lloyd Republican source
Sheriff	Tom Reich Democratic source
County Treasurer	Dairus Reynnet Republican source

How many local governments Eaton County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 45 local governments in Eaton County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (10 municipal, 16 township)	26	0
School districts (school boards)	8	0
Special districts (elected boards)	10	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Eaton County

109,130people

41.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$79,597 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

30.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$216,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.4%U.S.: 8.4%

41%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

22.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.3% · White 79.8% · Black 6.7% · Asian 2.2% · Other or more than one race 4.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Eaton County

3.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Michigan: 4.8%.

1,974people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

50,108people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

52,082in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.8%	1,974	50,108	52,082
August 2026	4.4%	2,291	49,771	52,062
July 2026	4.6%	2,420	49,949	52,369
June 2026	4.4%	2,293	50,125	52,418
May 2026	4.5%	2,435	51,617	54,052
April 2026	3.7%	2,016	52,218	54,234
March 2026	4.2%	2,349	53,236	55,585
February 2026	4.3%	2,422	53,540	55,962
January 2026	4.9%	2,706	52,716	55,422
December 2025	4.3%	2,442	54,007	56,449
November 2025	4.0%	2,273	55,021	57,294
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.0%	2,315	55,699	58,014
August 2025	4.7%	2,661	53,824	56,485
July 2025	6.0%	3,389	53,528	56,917
June 2025	5.0%	2,887	54,553	57,440
May 2025	4.7%	2,749	56,085	58,834
April 2025	4.4%	2,585	56,680	59,265
March 2025	4.7%	2,801	56,734	59,535
February 2025	5.0%	2,983	56,131	59,114
January 2025	4.8%	2,804	55,150	57,954
December 2024	4.5%	2,654	56,506	59,160
November 2024	4.1%	2,440	57,320	59,760
October 2024	4.0%	2,371	56,554	58,925

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.7%	2,717	55,219	57,936
2024	4.4%	2,553	55,911	58,464
2023	3.6%	2,081	55,032	57,113
2022	4.4%	2,391	52,561	54,952
2021	5.1%	2,786	51,566	54,352
2020	8.0%	4,450	50,857	55,307
2019	3.5%	1,962	54,289	56,251
2018	3.5%	1,981	53,925	55,906
2017	4.1%	2,293	53,528	55,821
2016	4.2%	2,333	53,466	55,799

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Michigan's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.0% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Eaton County

235.9 per 100,0002020. Michigan: 478.0.

1,161.3 per 100,0002020. Michigan: 1,360.9.

2murders2020, 259 violent crimes in all.

2020 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2020	259	235.9	1,275	1,161.3
2019	218	199.2	1,341	1,225.5
2018	208	190.7	1,439	1,319.5
2017	191	174.7	1,468	1,342.8
2016	227	208.9	1,390	1,279.1

By police agency (6)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Eaton County Sheriff's Office	2025	112	667	75,806
Charlotte Police Department	2025	39	162	9,303
Grand Ledge Police Department	2025	10	36	7,848
Eaton Rapids Police Department	2025	31	56	5,177
Potterville Police Department	2023	10	24	3,095
Olivet Police Department	2021	1	15	1,887

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Michigan · the U.S.

Police staffing

0.96 per 1,000 residents2023, 7 agencies serving 104,056 people.

100sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.

73civilian staff2023, full-time.

2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (7), 2023

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Eaton County Sheriff's Office	59	71	75,934
Charlotte Police Department	13	1	9,243
Grand Ledge Police Department	14	0	7,795
Eaton Rapids Police Department	8	1	5,174
Potterville Police Department	3	0	3,095
Bellevue Police Department	2	0	1,341
Olivet Police Department	1	0	1,474

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2023	100	0.96	73	7
2021	110	1.03	58	7
2020	112	1.06	72	7
2019	106	1.01	57	7
2017	115	1.10	59	7
2016	116	1.11	60	7

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Eaton County County Clerk/Register of Deeds?: Diana Bosworth (Republican) is the County Clerk/Register of Deeds of Eaton County, Michigan.
Who is the Eaton County Drain Commissioner?: Richard Wagner (Republican) is the Drain Commissioner of Eaton County, Michigan.
Who is the Eaton County Prosecuting Attorney?: Doug Lloyd (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Eaton County, Michigan.
Who is the Eaton County Sheriff?: Tom Reich (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Eaton County, Michigan.
Who is the Eaton County County Treasurer?: Dairus Reynnet (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Eaton County, Michigan.
Who are the Eaton County commissioners?: Tim Barnes (District 1); Chris Arndt (District 2); Jason Peek (District 3); Brandon Haskell (District 4); Jeanne Pearl-Wright (District 5); Jane M. Whitacre (District 6); Mark J. Mudry (District 7); Kyle Jones (District 8); Brian Droscha (District 9); Jacob Toomey (District 10); Scott Hansen (District 11); Nicole Christensen (District 12); Jim Mott (District 13); Frank Holmes (District 14); Keith Barber (District 15).
What is the population of Eaton County?: About 109,130 people, with a median age of 41.4; the median household income is $79,597 and 8.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Eaton County?: 3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,974 people unemployed in a labor force of 52,082, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Eaton County?: 45 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 16 township, 8 school district and 10 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county clerk's official results of the November 5, 2024 general election (certified by the county board of canvassers); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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