Jury Pool Profile

McKenzie County, North Dakota

Republican +70 (2024)

Population: 14,280
Median household income: $88,289
Unemployment: 2.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 11,438 80.1%
Black or African American alone 306 2.1%
Asian alone 132 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,321 9.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 225 1.6%
Two or more races 858 6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,602 11.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 31.2

Under 18 4,461 31.2%
18–24 892 6.2%
25–44 4,598 32.2%
45–64 3,024 21.2%
65 and over 1,305 9.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.6%; -0.03 pp vs. state
County GDP: $4.4B; 5.44% of state
Avg. annual pay: $90,997
Establishments: 819

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 2,666 23.2%
Public administration 2,199 19.1%
Natural resources & mining 2,070 18.0%
Education & health services 989 8.6%
Professional & business services 602 5.2%
Leisure & hospitality 571 5.0%
Financial activities 454 4.0%
Other services 232 2.0%
Information 62 0.5%
Construction 2 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 55.1%
Median gross rent: $1,153
Owner-occupied: 3,257
Renter-occupied: 2,653

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,483 votes cast

Republican 4,627 84.4%
Democratic 809 14.8%
Other / third-party 47 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 638 4.9%
Other 255 2.0%
German 87 0.7%
Other Asian/Pacific 76 0.6%
Slavic languages 59 0.5%
Tagalog 28 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 10 0.1%
Chinese 6 0.0%
Other Indo-European 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,910
Family households: 3,499; 59.2% of households
Married w/ children: 2,899
Single-mother households: 282
Veterans: 427; 4.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

25.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 1,325 9.0%
Mainline Protestant 1,297 8.8%
Catholic 935 6.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 234 1.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 86.5%
With a disability: 10.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Northwest Judicial District Court
Judges: 6 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ndcourts.gov)
Court seats: Crosby, Watford City, Williston

Court reference

Traffic safety context

North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 50.92 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023