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Jury Pool Profile

Rolette County, North Dakota

Democratic +28 (2024)
Population
12,065
Median household income
$57,355
Unemployment
5.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 2,237 18.5%
  • Black or African American alone 24 0.2%
  • Asian alone 57 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 9,301 77.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 35 0.3%
  • Two or more races 411 3.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 128 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 32.1

  • Under 18 3,951 32.7%
  • 18–24 986 8.2%
  • 25–44 2,882 23.9%
  • 45–64 2,676 22.2%
  • 65 and over 1,570 13.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.6%
+3.03 pp vs. state
County GDP
$595.0M
0.74% of state
Avg. annual pay
$52,347
Establishments
287

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,494 32.5%
  • Public administration 1,028 22.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 666 14.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 579 12.6%
  • Other services 268 5.8%
  • Financial activities 205 4.5%
  • Construction 155 3.4%
  • Professional & business services 86 1.9%
  • Manufacturing 55 1.2%
  • Information 36 0.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 18 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
65.2%
Median gross rent
$479
Owner-occupied
2,403
Renter-occupied
1,283

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,060 votes cast

  • Democratic 2,567 63.2%
  • Republican 1,427 35.1%
  • Other / third-party 66 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.0% speak only English at home

  • Other 504 4.5%
  • Spanish 102 0.9%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 58 0.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 45 0.4%
  • German 45 0.4%
  • Chinese 13 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 9 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,686
Family households
2,675
72.6% of households
Married w/ children
1,384
Single-mother households
525
Veterans
470
5.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

77.6% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 7,823 64.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,175 9.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 427 3.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 33 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
75.8%
With a disability
18.0%
Bachelor's or higher
16.6%

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
4
49.3 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Rolette 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.