Jury Pool Profile

Steele County, North Dakota

Republican +25 (2024)

Population: 1,731
Median household income: $80,313
Unemployment: 3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,629 94.1%
Black or African American alone 5 0.3%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 9 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 5 0.3%
Some other race alone 12 0.7%
Two or more races 71 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 45 2.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46.4

Under 18 364 21.0%
18–24 106 6.1%
25–44 388 22.4%
45–64 374 21.6%
65 and over 499 28.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.3%; +0.67 pp vs. state
County GDP: $213.0M; 0.27% of state
Avg. annual pay: $62,000
Establishments: 84

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 169 31.5%
Construction 87 16.2%
Natural resources & mining 60 11.2%
Education & health services 53 9.9%
Manufacturing 52 9.7%
Public administration 38 7.1%
Financial activities 30 5.6%
Leisure & hospitality 24 4.5%
Professional & business services 8 1.5%
Other services 8 1.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 77.8%
Median gross rent: $630
Owner-occupied: 569
Renter-occupied: 162

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,005 votes cast

Republican 622 61.9%
Democratic 367 36.5%
Other / third-party 16 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.6% speak only English at home

German 15 0.9%
Other Indo-European 7 0.4%
Other 1 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 731
Family households: 483; 66.1% of households
Married w/ children: 437
Single-mother households: 14
Veterans: 91; 6.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

74.1% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,071 59.6%
Catholic 161 9.0%
Evangelical Protestant 101 5.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.1%
With a disability: 10.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 29.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: East Central Judicial District Court
Judges: 11 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ndcourts.gov)
Court seats: Fargo, Finley, Hillsboro

Court reference

Traffic safety context

North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 73.15 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023