Jury Pool Profile
Pembina County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Cavalier
- Judicial district
- Northeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,568
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,727.
At a glance
Pembina County is a 6,568-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,534, $2,598 below the ND state median of $80,132; 24.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.2% 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 24.0% of covered employment, average pay $57,272/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.52%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,727
- Median household income
- $68,393
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Pembina County has a population of 6,727, with a median age of 45.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.6%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 4.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,534; 24.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 24% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.52%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pembina County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.1% in 2024, 73.9% in 2020, 71.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 10.9% of the adult civilian population (574 individuals).