Jury Pool Profile
Richland County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Wahpeton
- Judicial district
- Southeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,731
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,584.
At a glance
Richland County is a 16,731-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $80,180; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 24.1% of covered employment, average pay $71,956/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.45%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,584
- Median household income
- $75,432
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Richland County has a population of 16,584, with a median age of 38.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.9%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,180; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,898 jobs; Education & health services, 1,753, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 24.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.45%, 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.
Richland County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.0% in 2024, 64.9% in 2020, 63.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (941 individuals).