Jury Pool Profile
Williams County, North Dakota
Republican +68 (2024)
- Population
- 39,368
- Median household income
- $90,224
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 31,987 81.3%
- Black or African American alone 2,059 5.2%
- Asian alone 460 1.2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 808 2.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 49 0.1%
- Some other race alone 1,247 3.2%
- Two or more races 2,758 7.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,806 9.7%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 32.3
- Under 18 11,815 30.0%
- 18–24 2,898 7.4%
- 25–44 13,208 33.6%
- 45–64 7,561 19.2%
- 65 and over 3,886 9.9%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 2.8%
- +0.18 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $7.5B
- 9.33% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $91,464
- Establishments
- 2,228
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Natural resources & mining 7,848 28.9%
- Trade, transportation & utilities 6,129 22.6%
- Education & health services 3,067 11.3%
- Leisure & hospitality 2,591 9.6%
- Construction 2,536 9.3%
- Professional & business services 1,637 6.0%
- Financial activities 1,171 4.3%
- Public administration 885 3.3%
- Other services 738 2.7%
- Manufacturing 368 1.4%
- Information 154 0.6%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 57.2%
- Median gross rent
- $1,108
- Owner-occupied
- 8,762
- Renter-occupied
- 6,546
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Largest employers
Principal employers by headcount
| # | Employer | Sector | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williston Basin School District #7 | Educational Services | 0 |
| 2 | Walmart | General Merchandise Retailers | 0 |
| 3 | Key Energy Services | Support Activities for Mining | 0 |
| 4 | City of Williston | Executive, Legislative and General Government | 0 |
| 5 | Williams County | Executive, Legislative and General Government | 0 |
| 6 | CHI St. Alexius Health - Williston | Hospitals | 0 |
| 7 | KS Industries | Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 0 |
Source: North Dakota Labor Market Information Center, Job Service North Dakota — Williams County Area Profile, "Largest Employers" (sourced from QCEW Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages) (2024)
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 15,010 votes cast
- Republican 12,501 83.3%
- Democratic 2,276 15.2%
- Other / third-party 233 1.6%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
89.8% speak only English at home
- Spanish 2,010 5.6%
- Other 632 1.8%
- French (incl. Cajun) 264 0.7%
- Tagalog 260 0.7%
- German 185 0.5%
- Arabic 130 0.4%
- Chinese 54 0.2%
- Slavic languages 50 0.1%
- Other Asian/Pacific 45 0.1%
- Other Indo-European 20 0.1%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 15,308
- Family households
- 9,451
- 61.7% of households
- Married w/ children
- 6,935
- Single-mother households
- 905
- Veterans
- 2,431
- 8.8% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
38.1% overall adherence rate
- Mainline Protestant 5,330 13.0%
- Catholic 4,148 10.1%
- Evangelical Protestant 4,042 9.9%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,081 5.1%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 88.3%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 23.7%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- Northwest Judicial District Court
- Judges
- 6 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ndcourts.gov)
- Court seats
- Crosby, Watford City, Williston
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
Traffic safety context
North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 8
- 29.03 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 6
NHTSA FARS 2023