Jury Pool Profile

Blaine County, Montana

Republican +6 (2024)

Population: 6,997
Median household income: $65,050
Unemployment: 3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,102 44.3%
Black or African American alone 31 0.4%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 3,509 50.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 0 0.0%
Two or more races 355 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 192 2.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 33.9

Under 18 2,057 29.4%
18–24 614 8.8%
25–44 1,667 23.8%
45–64 1,512 21.6%
65 and over 1,147 16.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.0%; -0.44 pp vs. state
County GDP: $227.4M; 0.29% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,033
Establishments: 204

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 582 44.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 249 18.9%
Public administration 152 11.5%
Natural resources & mining 71 5.4%
Other services 67 5.1%
Professional & business services 50 3.8%
Construction 45 3.4%
Financial activities 40 3.0%
Leisure & hospitality 37 2.8%
Manufacturing 15 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 63.2%
Median gross rent: $689
Owner-occupied: 1,451
Renter-occupied: 846

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,019 votes cast

Republican 1,526 50.5%
Democratic 1,348 44.7%
Other / third-party 145 4.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.4% speak only English at home

Other 317 4.9%
German 147 2.3%
Spanish 85 1.3%
Other Indo-European 4 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,297
Family households: 1,597; 69.5% of households
Married w/ children: 999
Single-mother households: 161
Veterans: 296; 6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

43.4% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,476 21.0%
Evangelical Protestant 849 12.1%
Mainline Protestant 514 7.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 215 3.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 82.8%
With a disability: 19.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 25.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 17th Judicial District Court
Judges: 1 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Justice Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 courts.mt.gov; counts cross-checked against MCA § 3-5-102 statutory allocations. Several single-judge rural districts (5th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd) carry one District Court judgeship each.)
Court seats: Chinook, Glasgow, Malta

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 20.24 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023