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Jury Pool Profile

Petroleum County, Montana

Republican +76 (2024)
Population
401
Median household income
$59,318
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 398 99.3%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 3 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 0 0.0%
  • Two or more races 0 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 51.5

  • Under 18 53 13.2%
  • 18–24 20 5.0%
  • 25–44 68 17.0%
  • 45–64 148 36.9%
  • 65 and over 112 27.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
+0.9 pp vs. state
County GDP
$22.7M
0.03% of state
Avg. annual pay
$34,642
Establishments
26

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 33 33.0%
  • Public administration 27 27.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2 2.0%
  • Construction 2 2.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.0%
Median gross rent
$769
Owner-occupied
154
Renter-occupied
46

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 324 votes cast

  • Republican 284 87.7%
  • Democratic 37 11.4%
  • Other / third-party 3 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Household composition
Households
200
Family households
128
64.0% of households
Married w/ children
120
Single-mother households
0
Veterans
62
17.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

7.5% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 25 5.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 12 2.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.8%
With a disability
7.7%
Bachelor's or higher
27.1%

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 Petroleum 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.