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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.

Court reference
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

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Williams County, North Dakota to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.