Jury Pool Profile
McLean County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Washburn
- Judicial district
- South Central Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,740
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,823.
At a glance
McLean County is a 9,740-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $81,639, $1,507 above the ND state median of $80,132; 26.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.9% of covered employment, average pay $83,431/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.52%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,823
- Median household income
- $83,583
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 0%.
McLean County has a population of 9,823, with a median age of 47.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.5%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,639; 26.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 879 jobs; Education & health services, 872, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.52%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
McLean County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.4% in 2024, 75.8% in 2020, 73.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.1% of the adult civilian population (702 individuals).