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Jury Pool Profile

Judith Basin County, Montana

Republican +58 (2024)
Population
2,053
Median household income
$55,417
Unemployment
3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 1,883 91.7%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 25 1.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 118 5.7%
  • Two or more races 27 1.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 121 5.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.9

  • Under 18 456 22.2%
  • 18–24 111 5.4%
  • 25–44 341 16.6%
  • 45–64 563 27.4%
  • 65 and over 582 28.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.0%
-0.36 pp vs. state
County GDP
$138.6M
0.18% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,042
Establishments
115

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 152 27.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 101 18.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 91 16.5%
  • Public administration 60 10.9%
  • Construction 44 8.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 41 7.4%
  • Professional & business services 31 5.6%
  • Financial activities 24 4.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.3%
Median gross rent
$502
Owner-occupied
683
Renter-occupied
224

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,353 votes cast

  • Republican 1,051 77.7%
  • Democratic 265 19.6%
  • Other / third-party 37 2.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 51 2.6%
  • German 9 0.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 1 0.1%
  • Other 1 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
907
Family households
544
60.0% of households
Married w/ children
483
Single-mother households
41
Veterans
148
9.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

25.4% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 283 14.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 118 5.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 110 5.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.6%
With a disability
11.4%
Bachelor's or higher
28.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
10th 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
Lewistown, Stanford, Winnett

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Judith Basin County, Montana to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.