Jury Pool Profile
Walsh County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Grafton
- Judicial district
- Northeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,179
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,396.
At a glance
Walsh County is a 10,179-person venue. The county population is 83% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $73,571, $6,561 below the ND state median of $80,132; 19.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.3% 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 33.8% of covered employment, average pay $54,287/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.1%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,396
- Median household income
- $71,944
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 1%.
Walsh County has a population of 10,396, with a median age of 43.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.3%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 13.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,571; 19.2% 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 34% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.1%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Walsh County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.5% in 2024, 69.5% in 2020, 65.8% 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'). 9.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (555 individuals).