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Jury Pool Profile

Pierce County, North Dakota

Republican +54 (2024)
Population
3,961
Median household income
$63,214
Unemployment
3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 3,696 93.3%
  • Black or African American alone 11 0.3%
  • Asian alone 30 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 136 3.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 17 0.4%
  • Two or more races 71 1.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 42 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.3

  • Under 18 852 21.5%
  • 18–24 293 7.4%
  • 25–44 868 21.9%
  • 45–64 972 24.5%
  • 65 and over 976 24.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.0%
+0.4 pp vs. state
County GDP
$267.4M
0.33% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,698
Establishments
198

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 491 30.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 411 25.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 155 9.7%
  • Financial activities 121 7.5%
  • Public administration 96 6.0%
  • Construction 75 4.7%
  • Professional & business services 60 3.7%
  • Other services 56 3.5%
  • Information 16 1.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.9%
Median gross rent
$807
Owner-occupied
1,452
Renter-occupied
388

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,955 votes cast

  • Republican 1,493 76.4%
  • Democratic 439 22.5%
  • Other / third-party 23 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.4% speak only English at home

  • German 69 1.8%
  • Vietnamese 20 0.5%
  • Spanish 10 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,840
Family households
1,054
57.3% of households
Married w/ children
870
Single-mother households
50
Veterans
254
8.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

77.3% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 1,285 32.2%
  • Catholic 1,222 30.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 289 7.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 287 7.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.3%
With a disability
8.8%
Bachelor's or higher
27.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Northeast Judicial District Court
Judges
6 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ndcourts.gov)
Court seats
Bottineau, Cando, Cavalier, Devils Lake, Grafton, Langdon, Minnewaukan, Mohall, Rolla, Rugby, Towner

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Pierce County, North Dakota to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.