Jury Pool Profile

Jefferson County, Oregon

Republican +30 (2024)

Population: 24,973
Median household income: $73,051
Unemployment: 5.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 15,666 62.7%
Black or African American alone 176 0.7%
Asian alone 145 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 3,417 13.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 33 0.1%
Some other race alone 2,112 8.5%
Two or more races 3,424 13.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5,236 21.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.3

Under 18 5,705 22.8%
18–24 1,868 7.5%
25–44 6,206 24.9%
45–64 6,259 25.1%
65 and over 4,935 19.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.5%; +0.32 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.2B; 0.35% of state
Avg. annual pay: $56,133
Establishments: 660

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 1,196 17.0%
Public administration 1,175 16.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,009 14.4%
Education & health services 942 13.4%
Leisure & hospitality 703 10.0%
Natural resources & mining 347 4.9%
Professional & business services 242 3.4%
Other services 209 3.0%
Construction 162 2.3%
Financial activities 101 1.4%
Information 44 0.6%
Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 71.4%
Median gross rent: $957
Owner-occupied: 6,185
Renter-occupied: 2,474

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 11,653 votes cast

Republican 7,438 63.8%
Democratic 3,921 33.6%
Other / third-party 294 2.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

83.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 3,312 14.1%
Other 418 1.8%
Other Asian/Pacific 85 0.4%
German 80 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 57 0.2%
Other Indo-European 15 0.1%
Korean 8 0.0%
Slavic languages 7 0.0%
Tagalog 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 8,659
Family households: 6,353; 73.4% of households
Married w/ children: 4,382
Single-mother households: 640
Veterans: 1,569; 8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

29.0% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 3,623 14.8%
Catholic 1,982 8.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,244 5.1%
Mainline Protestant 267 1.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 90.8%
With a disability: 17.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 22nd Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges: 2 (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: Madras, Prineville

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Oregon statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 25.95 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023