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Jury Pool Profile

Powell County, Montana

Republican +53 (2024)
Population
7,029
Median household income
$63,432
Unemployment
4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 6,190 88.1%
  • Black or African American alone 87 1.2%
  • Asian alone 133 1.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 321 4.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 37 0.5%
  • Two or more races 261 3.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 160 2.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.3

  • Under 18 1,031 14.7%
  • 18–24 470 6.7%
  • 25–44 2,114 30.1%
  • 45–64 1,944 27.7%
  • 65 and over 1,470 20.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.0%
+0.65 pp vs. state
County GDP
$356.5M
0.45% of state
Avg. annual pay
$58,435
Establishments
250

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Public administration 802 32.5%
  • Education & health services 430 17.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 395 16.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 255 10.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 125 5.1%
  • Professional & business services 63 2.6%
  • Financial activities 43 1.7%
  • Construction 6 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
69.5%
Median gross rent
$770
Owner-occupied
1,631
Renter-occupied
717

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,282 votes cast

  • Republican 2,466 75.1%
  • Democratic 710 21.6%
  • Other / third-party 106 3.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.0% speak only English at home

  • German 98 1.4%
  • Tagalog 71 1.0%
  • Other 46 0.7%
  • Spanish 36 0.5%
  • Arabic 18 0.3%
  • Slavic languages 5 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,348
Family households
1,510
64.3% of households
Married w/ children
1,227
Single-mother households
58
Veterans
792
13.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

30.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 742 10.7%
  • Catholic 681 9.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 595 8.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 95 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.4%
With a disability
22.6%
Bachelor's or higher
19.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Judicial District Court
Judges
2 (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
Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Philipsburg

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
66.69 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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