Jury Pool Profile
Ramsey County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Devils Lake
- Judicial district
- Northeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,530
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,556.
At a glance
Ramsey County is an 11,530-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,421, $5,711 below the ND state median of $80,132; 25.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.0% of covered employment, average pay $53,583/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.26%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,556
- Median household income
- $61,006
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 1%.
Ramsey County has a population of 11,556, with a median age of 40.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.5%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,421; 25.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,603 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,376, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.26%, below the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ramsey County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.4% in 2024, 66.6% in 2020, 61.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 49% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Tagalog, Spanish. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (647 individuals).