Jury Pool Profile
Treasure County, Montana
- County seat
- Hysham
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 728
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 732.
At a glance
Treasure County is a 728-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,759, $15,761 below the MT state median of $75,520; 37.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Tagalog and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 25.2% of covered employment, average pay $60,234/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.34%, below the 3.48% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 732
- Median household income
- $67,917
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Treasure County has a population of 732, with a median age of 52.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.7%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 5.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,759; 37.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Trade, transportation & utilities (25.2%).
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 25.2% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 14.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.34%, below the Montana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Treasure County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.0% in 2024, 81.1% in 2020, 79.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Tagalog, Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (35 individuals).