Jury Pool Profile
Cass County, North Dakota
- Population
- 189,286
- Median household income
- $75,023
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
Who sits on a jury?
- White alone 158,063 83.5%
- Black or African American alone 12,256 6.5%
- Asian alone 5,874 3.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,702 0.9%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 4 0.0%
- Some other race alone 1,818 1.0%
- Two or more races 9,569 5.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,576 3.5%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Median age 32.9
- Under 18 42,366 22.4%
- 18–24 27,599 14.6%
- 25–44 57,943 30.6%
- 45–64 37,224 19.7%
- 65 and over 24,154 12.8%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 2.6%
- -0.02 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $19.1B
- 23.86% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $66,805
- Establishments
- 9,494
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Average annual employment by supersector
- Education & health services 32,824 25.6%
- Trade, transportation & utilities 28,016 21.9%
- Professional & business services 14,014 10.9%
- Leisure & hospitality 13,992 10.9%
- Manufacturing 10,956 8.6%
- Construction 9,485 7.4%
- Financial activities 9,302 7.3%
- Other services 3,398 2.7%
- Public administration 3,306 2.6%
- Information 2,215 1.7%
- Natural resources & mining 524 0.4%
BLS QCEW 2024
- Home ownership
- 52.0%
- Median gross rent
- $930
- Owner-occupied
- 42,465
- Renter-occupied
- 39,203
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Principal employers by headcount
| # | Employer | Sector | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanford Health | Healthcare | 9,244 |
| 2 | West Fargo Public Schools | Education (K-12) | 2,265 |
| 3 | Innovis Health/Essentia Health | Healthcare | 2,251 |
| 4 | Fargo Public Schools | Education (K-12) | 2,218 |
| 5 | North Dakota State University | Education (Higher Ed) | 2,183 |
| 6 | Marvin Windows | Manufacturing | 1,890 |
| 7 | Fargo VA Health Care System | Government (Federal/Healthcare) | 1,400 |
| 8 | Coborn's Inc. (Cash Wise Foods / Hornbacher's) | Retail (Grocery) | 1,100 |
| 9 | City of Fargo | Government (Municipal) | 1,073 |
| 10 | Scheels All Sports | Retail | 696 |
Source: City of Fargo, North Dakota — Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Statistical Section, "Principal Employers" schedule (data: North Dakota Labor Market Information; survey of individual employers). Percentages stated as share of total Cass County employment. (2024)
Political composition
2024 presidential · 89,842 votes cast
- Republican 47,873 53.3%
- Democratic 40,304 44.9%
- Other / third-party 1,665 1.9%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
91.7% speak only English at home
- Other 4,016 2.3%
- Other Indo-European 2,749 1.6%
- Spanish 2,415 1.4%
- French (incl. Cajun) 884 0.5%
- Slavic languages 788 0.4%
- Other Asian/Pacific 698 0.4%
- Arabic 669 0.4%
- Korean 568 0.3%
- German 544 0.3%
- Tagalog 448 0.3%
- Chinese 443 0.3%
- Vietnamese 406 0.2%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
- Households
- 81,668
- Family households
- 43,302
- 53.0% of households
- Married w/ children
- 34,753
- Single-mother households
- 4,047
- Veterans
- 8,403
- 5.7% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
51.2% overall adherence rate
- Mainline Protestant 42,692 23.1%
- Catholic 26,800 14.5%
- Evangelical Protestant 22,255 12.1%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,514 1.4%
- Orthodox 270 0.1%
US Religion Census 2020
- Health insured
- 94.3%
- With a disability
- 10.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 43.3%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- East Central Judicial District Court
- Judges
- 11 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ndcourts.gov)
- Court seats
- Fargo, Finley, Hillsboro
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 11
- 7.49 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 11
NHTSA FARS 2023