Jury Pool Profile
Williams County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Williston
- Judicial district
- Northwest Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 41,767
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 39,555.
At a glance
Williams County is a 41,767-person venue. The county population is 80% White (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $98,038, $17,906 above the ND state median of $80,132; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 28.2% of covered employment, average pay $139,312/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 80% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 39,555
- Median household income
- $85,595
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 5%.
Williams County has a population of 39,555, with a median age of 31.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.9%; Black residents 4.7%. Independently, 10.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $98,038; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Natural resources & mining, about 28% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 27.7% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 28.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.2%. 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: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Williams County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.3% in 2024, 81.9% in 2020, 80.1% 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'). 11.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (2,199 individuals).