Jury Pool Profile
Musselshell County, Montana
- County seat
- Roundup
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,582
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,152.
At a glance
Musselshell County is a 5,582-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,416, $17,104 below the MT state median of $75,520; 22.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.0% 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 Natural resources & mining, at 25.9% of covered employment, average pay $123,485/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.15%, above the 3.48% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,152
- Median household income
- $58,920
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 0%.
Musselshell County has a population of 5,152, with a median age of 51.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.2%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 4.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,416; 22.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 25.9%.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 25.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.15%, above the Montana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Musselshell County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.7% in 2024, 84.1% in 2020, 81.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 11.5% of the adult civilian population (479 individuals).