Jury Pool Profile
Rolette County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Rolla
- Judicial district
- Northeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,688
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,924.
At a glance
Rolette County is an 11,688-person venue. The county population is 18% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,505, $20,627 below the ND state median of $80,132; 18.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most often one of the other and unspecified languages the Census does not break out (5.3%), then Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.4% of covered employment, average pay $66,868/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.34%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,924
- Median household income
- $59,517
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 18%; Black: 0%.
Rolette County has a population of 11,924, with a median age of 32.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 18.4%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 1.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,505; 18.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 23.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.4% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 23.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.34%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Rolette County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.2% in 2024, 65.2% in 2020, 57.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest group speaks a language the Census does not name separately (5.3%); the most common named are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 4.7% of the adult civilian population (380 individuals).