Jury Pool Profile
Stutsman County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Jamestown
- Judicial district
- Southeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,414
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,549.
At a glance
Stutsman County is a 21,414-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,277, $4,855 below the ND state median of $80,132; 25.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.3% of covered employment, average pay $57,130/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.36%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 21,549
- Median household income
- $61,856
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 3%.
Stutsman County has a population of 21,549, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.7%; Black residents 2.6%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,277; 25.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.36%, below the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Stutsman County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.3% in 2024, 70.2% in 2020, 67.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 51% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.6% 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 6.7% of the adult civilian population (1,147 individuals).