Jury Pool Profile
Golden Valley County, Montana
- County seat
- Ryegate
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 844
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 899.
At a glance
Golden Valley County is a 844-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,939, $25,581 below the MT state median of $75,520; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.1% of covered employment, average pay $27,438/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.86%, below the 3.48% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 899
- Median household income
- $58,333
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Golden Valley County has a population of 899, with a median age of 50.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.4%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 4.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,939; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 31.1%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.1% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 15.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.86%, below the Montana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Golden Valley County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.4% in 2024, 82.3% in 2020, 78.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish. Veterans account for 12.9% of the adult civilian population (95 individuals).