Jury Pool Profile
Traill County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Hillsboro
- Judicial district
- East Central Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,920
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,970.
At a glance
Traill County is a 7,920-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $85,101, $4,969 above the ND state median of $80,132; 30.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.4% of covered employment, average pay $51,712/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.26%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,970
- Median household income
- $87,004
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Traill County has a population of 7,970, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.4%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 4.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $85,101; 30.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.26%, below the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Traill County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.0% in 2024, 61.0% in 2020, 58.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (427 individuals).