Jury Pool Profile

Glacier County, Montana

Democratic +20 (2024)

Population: 13,713
Median household income: $45,129
Unemployment: 5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 4,179 30.5%
Black or African American alone 23 0.2%
Asian alone 80 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 8,743 63.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 27 0.2%
Some other race alone 181 1.3%
Two or more races 480 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 378 2.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 34.2

Under 18 4,076 29.7%
18–24 1,318 9.6%
25–44 3,518 25.7%
45–64 3,039 22.2%
65 and over 1,762 12.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.0%; +1.55 pp vs. state
County GDP: $649.7M; 0.83% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,534
Establishments: 342

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Public administration 1,342 31.9%
Education & health services 877 20.8%
Leisure & hospitality 764 18.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 651 15.5%
Financial activities 144 3.4%
Natural resources & mining 124 2.9%
Other services 87 2.1%
Professional & business services 59 1.4%
Construction 22 0.5%
Information 22 0.5%
Unclassified 6 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 64.9%
Median gross rent: $553
Owner-occupied: 2,708
Renter-occupied: 1,466

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,078 votes cast

Democratic 2,933 57.8%
Republican 1,939 38.2%
Other / third-party 206 4.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.1% speak only English at home

Other 406 3.2%
German 353 2.8%
Spanish 131 1.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 70 0.6%
French (incl. Cajun) 26 0.2%
Tagalog 8 0.1%
Slavic languages 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,174
Family households: 2,881; 69.0% of households
Married w/ children: 1,598
Single-mother households: 440
Veterans: 674; 7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

80.7% overall adherence rate

Catholic 8,593 62.4%
Evangelical Protestant 1,595 11.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 608 4.4%
Mainline Protestant 323 2.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 70.7%
With a disability: 16.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 9th 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: Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Shelby

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 31.13 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023