Jury Pool Profile
Garfield County, Montana
Republican +90 (2024)
- Population
- 938
- Median household income
- $61,750
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 917 97.8%
- Black or African American alone 9 1.0%
- Asian alone 0 0.0%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 6 0.6%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
- Some other race alone 0 0.0%
- Two or more races 6 0.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.0%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 43.9
- Under 18 221 23.6%
- 18–24 51 5.4%
- 25–44 202 21.5%
- 45–64 205 21.9%
- 65 and over 259 27.6%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 2.9%
- -0.55 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $43.0M
- 0.05% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $36,428
- Establishments
- 72
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Public administration 103 32.0%
- Trade, transportation & utilities 65 20.2%
- Education & health services 58 18.0%
- Leisure & hospitality 26 8.1%
- Other services 10 3.1%
- Professional & business services 7 2.2%
- Construction 3 0.9%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 70.3%
- Median gross rent
- $802
- Owner-occupied
- 286
- Renter-occupied
- 121
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 800 votes cast
- Republican 756 94.5%
- Democratic 39 4.9%
- Other / third-party 5 0.6%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Household composition
- Households
- 407
- Family households
- 258
- 63.4% of households
- Married w/ children
- 247
- Single-mother households
- 2
- Veterans
- 43
- 6% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
48.3% overall adherence rate
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 210 17.9%
- Evangelical Protestant 152 13.0%
- Catholic 125 10.7%
- Mainline Protestant 79 6.7%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 89.1%
- With a disability
- 13.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 21.3%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- 16th 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
- Baker, Broadus, Ekalaka, Forsyth, Hysham, Jordan, Miles City
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
Traffic safety context
Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 1
- 139.47 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 1
NHTSA FARS 2023