Jury Pool Profile
Deschutes County, Oregon
- County seat
- Bend
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 213,072
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 206,334.
At a glance
Deschutes County is a 213,072-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $99,705, $14,808 above the OR state median of $84,897; 45.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.4% of covered employment, average pay $78,766/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, below the 5.24% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 206,334
- Median household income
- $92,758
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 0%.
Deschutes County has a population of 206,334, with a median age of 42.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.3%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 9.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $99,705; 45.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 23.4%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, below the Oregon state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Deschutes County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 53.7% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.7% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 48.2% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (12,269 individuals).