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Jury Pool Profile

Golden Valley County, North Dakota

Republican +74 (2024)
Population
1,679
Median household income
$76,528
Unemployment
2.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 1,532 91.2%
  • Black or African American alone 1 0.1%
  • Asian alone 9 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 0 0.0%
  • Two or more races 137 8.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 27 1.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.7

  • Under 18 370 22.0%
  • 18–24 90 5.4%
  • 25–44 312 18.6%
  • 45–64 483 28.8%
  • 65 and over 424 25.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.4%
-0.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$118.3M
0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,707
Establishments
89

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 217 33.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 187 29.2%
  • Public administration 61 9.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 54 8.4%
  • Financial activities 35 5.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 29 4.5%
  • Other services 11 1.7%
  • Construction 1 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.1%
Median gross rent
$856
Owner-occupied
498
Renter-occupied
165

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 984 votes cast

  • Republican 847 86.1%
  • Democratic 122 12.4%
  • Other / third-party 15 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.7% speak only English at home

  • Other Asian/Pacific 9 0.6%
  • Spanish 8 0.5%
  • German 2 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 1 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
663
Family households
502
75.7% of households
Married w/ children
406
Single-mother households
34
Veterans
106
8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

54.5% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 411 23.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 315 18.1%
  • Evangelical Protestant 219 12.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
97.7%
With a disability
20.4%
Bachelor's or higher
18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Southwest Judicial District Court
Judges
4 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ndcourts.gov)
Court seats
Amidon, Beach, Bowman, Dickinson, Hettinger, Manning, Medora, Mott

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Golden Valley 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.