Jury Pool Profile
Mercer County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Stanton
- Judicial district
- South Central Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,441
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,337.
At a glance
Mercer County is an 8,441-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $93,154, $13,022 above the ND state median of $80,132; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.3% 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 Trade, transportation & utilities, at 33.2% of covered employment, average pay $105,299/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.22%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,337
- Median household income
- $80,946
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Mercer County has a population of 8,337, with a median age of 42.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.7%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $93,154; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 33% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 33.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.22%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Mercer County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.8% in 2024, 82.5% in 2020, 81.4% 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'). 5.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 9.4% of the adult civilian population (600 individuals).