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Jury Pool Profile

Musselshell County, Montana

Republican +72 (2024)
Population
5,068
Median household income
$59,010
Unemployment
4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 4,475 88.3%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 134 2.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 163 3.2%
  • Two or more races 296 5.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 187 3.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 51.3

  • Under 18 991 19.6%
  • 18–24 265 5.2%
  • 25–44 923 18.2%
  • 45–64 1,431 28.2%
  • 65 and over 1,458 28.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.7%
+1.31 pp vs. state
County GDP
$513.9M
0.66% of state
Avg. annual pay
$62,379
Establishments
199

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Natural resources & mining 355 26.8%
  • Education & health services 295 22.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 202 15.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 108 8.2%
  • Public administration 106 8.0%
  • Construction 66 5.0%
  • Professional & business services 60 4.5%
  • Other services 60 4.5%
  • Financial activities 51 3.8%
  • Manufacturing 13 1.0%
  • Information 1 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
82.5%
Median gross rent
$865
Owner-occupied
1,759
Renter-occupied
372

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,012 votes cast

  • Republican 2,550 84.7%
  • Democratic 396 13.1%
  • Other / third-party 66 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.7% speak only English at home

  • German 62 1.3%
  • Spanish 42 0.9%
  • Other Indo-European 39 0.8%
  • Other 11 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 5 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,131
Family households
1,378
64.7% of households
Married w/ children
1,161
Single-mother households
61
Veterans
527
12.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

24.6% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 331 7.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 326 6.9%
  • Catholic 300 6.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 205 4.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.0%
With a disability
20.2%
Bachelor's or higher
21.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
14th 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
Harlowton, Roundup, Ryegate, White Sulphur Springs

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
73.58 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Musselshell 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.