Jury Pool Profile
McHenry County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Towner
- Judicial district
- Northeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,130
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,207.
At a glance
McHenry County is a 5,130-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,267, $2,865 below the ND state median of $80,132; 20.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% 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 Education & health services, at 27.5% of covered employment, average pay $42,762/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.89%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,207
- Median household income
- $80,733
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
McHenry County has a population of 5,207, with a median age of 43.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.3%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,267; 20.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 360 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 332, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.89%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
McHenry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.3% in 2024, 78.7% in 2020, 74.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Korean. Veterans account for 10.6% of the adult civilian population (418 individuals).