Jury Pool Profile
Billings County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Medora
- Judicial district
- Southwest Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,071
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,024.
At a glance
Billings County is a 1,071-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $92,448, $12,316 above the ND state median of $80,132; 32.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 44.0% of covered employment, average pay $52,753/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.12%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 83% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,024
- Median household income
- $86,806
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Billings County has a population of 1,024, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.8%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $92,448; 32.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 44% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 44.0% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 19.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.12%, below the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Billings County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.3% in 2024, 85.2% in 2020, 83.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 3.1% of the adult civilian population (26 individuals).