Jury Pool Profile
Stark County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Dickinson
- Judicial district
- Southwest Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 34,013
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 33,302.
At a glance
Stark County is a 34,013-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $88,681, $8,549 above the ND state median of $80,132; 30.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 22.5% of covered employment, average pay $69,994/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.53%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 33,302
- Median household income
- $84,449
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 2%.
Stark County has a population of 33,302, with a median age of 34.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.6%; Black residents 2.4%. Independently, 7.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $88,681; 30.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 22% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 12.2% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 22.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.53%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Stark County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.1% in 2024, 80.5% in 2020, 80.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (1,714 individuals).