Jury Pool Profile
Grant County, Oregon
- County seat
- Canyon City
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,075
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,209.
At a glance
Grant County is a 7,075-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,302, $23,595 below the OR state median of $84,897; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.5% of covered employment, average pay $58,218/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.12%, above the 5.24% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,209
- Median household income
- $59,450
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 0%.
Grant County has a population of 7,209, with a median age of 50.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.5%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 4.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,302; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 17.8%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.5% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.12%, above the Oregon state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Grant County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.8% in 2024, 77.1% in 2020, 76.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 12.7% of the adult civilian population (759 individuals).