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Jury Pool Profile

Harney County, Oregon

Republican +59 (2024)
Population
7,515
Median household income
$48,338
Unemployment
4.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 6,596 87.8%
  • Black or African American alone 16 0.2%
  • Asian alone 8 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 125 1.7%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 27 0.4%
  • Some other race alone 43 0.6%
  • Two or more races 700 9.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 412 5.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.8

  • Under 18 1,377 18.3%
  • 18–24 579 7.7%
  • 25–44 1,728 23.0%
  • 45–64 1,898 25.3%
  • 65 and over 1,933 25.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.9%
-0.3 pp vs. state
County GDP
$495.8M
0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,173
Establishments
342

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 736 28.7%
  • Public administration 459 17.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 430 16.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 293 11.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 257 10.0%
  • Professional & business services 97 3.8%
  • Other services 74 2.9%
  • Financial activities 51 2.0%
  • Information 9 0.4%
  • Construction 6 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
67.2%
Median gross rent
$675
Owner-occupied
2,110
Renter-occupied
1,031

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,227 votes cast

  • Republican 3,305 78.2%
  • Democratic 795 18.8%
  • Other / third-party 127 3.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 273 3.8%
  • Other Indo-European 34 0.5%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 27 0.4%
  • Other 19 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 18 0.3%
  • German 11 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,141
Family households
1,920
61.1% of households
Married w/ children
1,550
Single-mother households
121
Veterans
529
8.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

26.1% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 731 9.8%
  • Catholic 670 8.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 397 5.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 159 2.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.0%
With a disability
18.7%
Bachelor's or higher
15.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
24th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
1 (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
Burns, Canyon City

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Oregon statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
97.75 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Harney County, Oregon 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.