Jury Pool Profile
Dickey County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Ellendale
- Judicial district
- Southeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,895
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,935.
At a glance
Dickey County is a 4,895-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $79,692; 28.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.2% 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 Construction, at 29.9% of covered employment, average pay $110,813/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 1.38%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,935
- Median household income
- $68,654
- Unemployment
- 1.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 0%.
Dickey County has a population of 4,935, with a median age of 39.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.2%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $79,692; 28.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Construction, about 30% of covered jobs.
Construction is the largest employment sector at 29.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 1.38%, below 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.
Dickey County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.1% in 2024, 71.9% in 2020, 69.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (234 individuals).