Jury Pool Profile

Benson County, North Dakota

Republican +18 (2024)

Population: 5,861
Median household income: $68,049
Unemployment: 3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,519 43.0%
Black or African American alone 32 0.5%
Asian alone 39 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2,984 50.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.1%
Some other race alone 29 0.5%
Two or more races 251 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 98 1.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 32.4

Under 18 1,982 33.8%
18–24 536 9.1%
25–44 1,231 21.0%
45–64 1,210 20.6%
65 and over 902 15.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.7%; +1.07 pp vs. state
County GDP: $365.5M; 0.46% of state
Avg. annual pay: $53,294
Establishments: 148

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 553 28.0%
Public administration 488 24.7%
Leisure & hospitality 425 21.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 148 7.5%
Construction 103 5.2%
Financial activities 77 3.9%
Manufacturing 64 3.2%
Other services 31 1.6%
Professional & business services 5 0.3%
Information 4 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.2%
Median gross rent: $616
Owner-occupied: 1,426
Renter-occupied: 496

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,994 votes cast

Republican 1,163 58.3%
Democratic 795 39.9%
Other / third-party 36 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.9% speak only English at home

Other 308 5.8%
Spanish 57 1.1%
Tagalog 31 0.6%
Other Indo-European 24 0.5%
German 9 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,922
Family households: 1,287; 67.0% of households
Married w/ children: 802
Single-mother households: 211
Veterans: 310; 8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

65.5% overall adherence rate

Catholic 2,377 39.9%
Mainline Protestant 1,392 23.3%
Evangelical Protestant 121 2.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 17 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.3%
With a disability: 13.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Northeast Judicial District Court
Judges: 6 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ndcourts.gov)
Court seats: Bottineau, Cando, Cavalier, Devils Lake, Grafton, Langdon, Minnewaukan, Mohall, Rolla, Rugby, Towner

Court reference

Traffic safety context

North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 8; 206.24 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023