Jury Pool Profile
Powell County, Montana
- County seat
- Deer Lodge
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,157
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,053.
At a glance
Powell County is a 7,157-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,069, $10,451 below the MT state median of $75,520; 19.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 32.8% of covered employment, average pay $73,627/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.35%, above the 3.48% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 75% of the vote across the three. 23% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,655 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 7,053
- Median household income
- $66,923
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 0%.
Powell County has a population of 7,053, with a median age of 45.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.2%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,069; 19.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Public administration (32.8%).
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 32.8% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 17.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.35%, above the Montana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Powell County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.1% in 2024, 73.7% in 2020, 72.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Tagalog, Spanish. Veterans account for 12.2% of the adult civilian population (745 individuals).