Jury Pool Profile
Pierce County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Rugby
- Judicial district
- Northeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,838
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,928.
At a glance
Pierce County is a 3,838-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,205, $14,927 below the ND state median of $80,132; 28.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.4% of covered employment, average pay $49,378/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.55%, 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
- 3,928
- Median household income
- $59,365
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 0%.
Pierce County has a population of 3,928, with a median age of 45.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.9%; Black residents 0.3%.
The median household earns $65,205; 28.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.55%, 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.
Pierce County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.4% in 2024, 74.5% in 2020, 70.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese, Spanish. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (259 individuals).