Jury Pool Profile

Benton County, Oregon

Democratic +40 (2024)

Population: 96,359
Median household income: $76,011
Unemployment: 4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 77,495 80.4%
Black or African American alone 1,346 1.4%
Asian alone 6,381 6.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 768 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 172 0.2%
Some other race alone 3,001 3.1%
Two or more races 7,196 7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,751 9.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 33.8

Under 18 15,175 15.7%
18–24 21,738 22.6%
25–44 22,933 23.8%
45–64 19,964 20.7%
65 and over 16,549 17.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.3%; -0.9 pp vs. state
County GDP: $6.3B; 1.9% of state
Avg. annual pay: $67,162
Establishments: 3,121

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 14,879 38.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 4,810 12.4%
Leisure & hospitality 4,491 11.6%
Professional & business services 4,383 11.3%
Manufacturing 2,565 6.6%
Other services 1,514 3.9%
Public administration 1,421 3.7%
Construction 1,315 3.4%
Natural resources & mining 1,180 3.1%
Financial activities 1,144 3.0%
Information 751 1.9%
Unclassified 8 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 56.0%
Median gross rent: $1,359
Owner-occupied: 21,452
Renter-occupied: 16,834

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 49,336 votes cast

Democratic 33,579 68.1%
Republican 14,041 28.5%
Other / third-party 1,716 3.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

87.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 4,756 5.1%
Chinese 2,150 2.3%
Other Indo-European 1,165 1.3%
Korean 836 0.9%
Other Asian/Pacific 712 0.8%
French (incl. Cajun) 664 0.7%
Slavic languages 479 0.5%
Arabic 409 0.4%
German 316 0.3%
Vietnamese 234 0.3%
Other 196 0.2%
Tagalog 61 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 38,286
Family households: 20,640; 53.9% of households
Married w/ children: 16,133
Single-mother households: 1,542
Veterans: 4,395; 5.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

28.0% overall adherence rate

Catholic 12,881 13.5%
Evangelical Protestant 6,306 6.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 4,668 4.9%
Mainline Protestant 2,485 2.6%
Orthodox 290 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.8%
With a disability: 12.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 54.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 21st Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges: 3 (Circuit Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courts.oregon.gov; cross-checked against ORS § 3.041. Justice Courts (limited jurisdiction — misdemeanors, traffic, small claims under $10K) operate per county and are not counted here. Multnomah County operates a separate County Court for probate / juvenile matters.)
Court seats: Corvallis

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Oregon statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 8; 9.85 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 8

NHTSA FARS 2023