Jury Pool Profile
Wells County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Fessenden
- Judicial district
- Southeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,729
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,890.
At a glance
Wells County is a 3,729-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,565, $5,567 below the ND state median of $80,132; 21.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 35.7% of covered employment, average pay $43,558/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.75%, above the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,890
- Median household income
- $66,114
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Wells County has a population of 3,890, with a median age of 46.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.1%; Black residents 0.0%.
The median household earns $74,565; 21.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 516 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 434, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 35.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 30.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.75%, above the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wells County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.0% in 2024, 79.7% in 2020, 76.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (212 individuals).