Jury Pool Profile
Cass County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Fargo
- Judicial district
- East Central Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 201,794
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 193,400.
At a glance
Cass County is a 201,794-person venue. The county population is 82% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,791, $2,341 below the ND state median of $80,132; 42.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most often one of the other and unspecified languages the Census does not break out (2.1%), then Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.3% of covered employment, average pay $71,317/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.38%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 53% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 193,400
- Median household income
- $75,555
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 7%.
Cass County has a population of 193,400, with a median age of 32.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 82.3%; Black residents 7.0%. Independently, 3.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,791; 42.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.38%, below the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 51%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cass County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.3% in 2024, 49.5% in 2020, 50.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 5.5% of the adult civilian population (8,262 individuals).