Jury Pool Profile
Steele County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Finley
- Judicial district
- East Central Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,797
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,804.
At a glance
Steele County is a 1,797-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $89,815, $9,683 above the ND state median of $80,132; 28.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 31.5% of covered employment, average pay $75,339/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.02%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,804
- Median household income
- $77,500
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Steele County has a population of 1,804, with a median age of 46.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.5%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $89,815; 28.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.4% 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 31% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 31.5% of covered employment, followed by Construction at 15.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.02%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Steele County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.9% in 2024, 59.9% in 2020, 54.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (82 individuals).