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Jury Pool Profile

Foster County, North Dakota

Republican +59 (2024)
Population
3,372
Median household income
$83,412
Unemployment
2.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 3,178 94.2%
  • Black or African American alone 12 0.4%
  • Asian alone 45 1.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 8 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 12 0.4%
  • Two or more races 110 3.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 28 0.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.3

  • Under 18 737 21.9%
  • 18–24 144 4.3%
  • 25–44 816 24.2%
  • 45–64 897 26.6%
  • 65 and over 778 23.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.0%
-0.62 pp vs. state
County GDP
$309.1M
0.39% of state
Avg. annual pay
$57,351
Establishments
173

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 423 27.4%
  • Education & health services 322 20.9%
  • Manufacturing 272 17.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 116 7.5%
  • Financial activities 101 6.5%
  • Public administration 96 6.2%
  • Construction 76 4.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 55 3.6%
  • Professional & business services 37 2.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.4%
Median gross rent
$756
Owner-occupied
1,173
Renter-occupied
342

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,692 votes cast

  • Republican 1,326 78.4%
  • Democratic 335 19.8%
  • Other / third-party 31 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.9% speak only English at home

  • Other Indo-European 49 1.5%
  • Spanish 10 0.3%
  • German 9 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,515
Family households
914
60.3% of households
Married w/ children
817
Single-mother households
42
Veterans
118
4.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 828 24.4%
  • Catholic 509 15.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 357 10.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.3%
With a disability
12.4%
Bachelor's or higher
27.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Southeast Judicial District Court
Judges
7 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ndcourts.gov)
Court seats
Ashley, Carrington, Cooperstown, Ellendale, Fessenden, Forman, Jamestown, LaMoure, Lisbon, Napoleon, New Rockford, Steele, Valley City, Wahpeton

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
37.95 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Foster 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.