Jury Pool Profile

Granite County, Montana

Republican +44 (2024)

Population: 3,419
Median household income: $54,646
Unemployment: 5.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,170 92.7%
Black or African American alone 25 0.7%
Asian alone 22 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 76 2.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
Some other race alone 22 0.6%
Two or more races 103 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 66 1.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 53.9

Under 18 517 15.1%
18–24 334 9.8%
25–44 541 15.8%
45–64 970 28.4%
65 and over 1,057 30.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.4%; +1.96 pp vs. state
County GDP: $165.8M; 0.21% of state
Avg. annual pay: $44,235
Establishments: 192

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 323 33.5%
Education & health services 155 16.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 127 13.2%
Public administration 93 9.6%
Natural resources & mining 92 9.5%
Construction 63 6.5%
Manufacturing 41 4.3%
Professional & business services 40 4.1%
Other services 12 1.2%
Information 9 0.9%
Financial activities 7 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 76.4%
Median gross rent: $734
Owner-occupied: 1,051
Renter-occupied: 324

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,176 votes cast

Republican 1,537 70.6%
Democratic 579 26.6%
Other / third-party 60 2.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 26 0.8%
Chinese 18 0.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,375
Family households: 868; 63.1% of households
Married w/ children: 769
Single-mother households: 23
Veterans: 322; 11.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

22.6% overall adherence rate

Catholic 359 10.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 212 6.4%
Evangelical Protestant 120 3.6%
Mainline Protestant 57 1.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.1%
With a disability: 17.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 31.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 3rd Judicial District Court
Judges: 2 (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: Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Philipsburg

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 103.38 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023