Jury Pool Profile
Cavalier County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Langdon
- Judicial district
- Northeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,497
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,633.
At a glance
Cavalier County is a 3,497-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $81,012; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 30.8% of covered employment, average pay $68,470/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.88%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,633
- Median household income
- $69,531
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Cavalier County has a population of 3,633, with a median age of 48.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.0%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,012; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 31% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 30.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 25.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.88%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cavalier County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.9% in 2024, 74.2% in 2020, 68.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (211 individuals).