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Jury Pool Profile

Bottineau County, North Dakota

Republican +55 (2024)
Population
6,390
Median household income
$83,460
Unemployment
3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,806 90.9%
  • Black or African American alone 27 0.4%
  • Asian alone 40 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 286 4.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 46 0.7%
  • Two or more races 185 2.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 156 2.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.8

  • Under 18 1,424 22.3%
  • 18–24 494 7.7%
  • 25–44 1,349 21.1%
  • 45–64 1,538 24.1%
  • 65 and over 1,585 24.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.1%
+0.53 pp vs. state
County GDP
$586.1M
0.73% of state
Avg. annual pay
$52,666
Establishments
335

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 613 24.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 575 23.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 292 11.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 276 11.1%
  • Public administration 239 9.6%
  • Professional & business services 117 4.7%
  • Manufacturing 115 4.6%
  • Financial activities 113 4.5%
  • Construction 98 3.9%
  • Information 32 1.3%
  • Other services 21 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.4%
Median gross rent
$763
Owner-occupied
2,139
Renter-occupied
556

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,422 votes cast

  • Republican 2,628 76.8%
  • Democratic 735 21.5%
  • Other / third-party 59 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 100 1.7%
  • Tagalog 32 0.5%
  • German 26 0.4%
  • Other Indo-European 21 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 17 0.3%
  • Slavic languages 4 0.1%
  • Other 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,695
Family households
1,756
65.2% of households
Married w/ children
1,460
Single-mother households
146
Veterans
455
9.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.0% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 1,909 29.9%
  • Catholic 724 11.3%
  • Evangelical Protestant 581 9.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 106 1.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.5%
With a disability
12.9%
Bachelor's or higher
27.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Bottineau County, North Dakota 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.