Jury Pool Profile
Bottineau County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Bottineau
- Judicial district
- Northeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,284
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,378.
At a glance
Bottineau County is a 6,284-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,589, $6,543 below the ND state median of $80,132; 30.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.9% of covered employment, average pay $49,590/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.8%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,378
- Median household income
- $85,000
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 0%.
Bottineau County has a population of 6,378, with a median age of 44.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.0%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,589; 30.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 633 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 597, is within 20% of it. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 5.2% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.8%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bottineau County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.8% in 2024, 74.2% in 2020, 72.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 9.7% of the adult civilian population (481 individuals).