Jury Pool Profile
Oliver County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Center
- Judicial district
- South Central Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,898
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,839.
At a glance
Oliver County is a 1,898-person venue. The county population is 99% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $84,193, $4,061 above the ND state median of $80,132; 23.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 34.0% of covered employment, average pay $126,379/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.31%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,839
- Median household income
- $77,240
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 99% / 0%.
Oliver County has a population of 1,839, with a median age of 46.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 99.0%; Black residents 0.0%.
The median household earns $84,193; 23.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 34% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 34.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 13.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.31%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Oliver County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.9% in 2024, 86.1% in 2020, 82.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 77% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (103 individuals).