Jury Pool Profile

Morrow County, Oregon

Republican +48 (2024)

Population: 12,249
Median household income: $70,217
Unemployment: 5.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 7,882 64.3%
Black or African American alone 123 1.0%
Asian alone 13 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 163 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 32 0.3%
Some other race alone 1,724 14.1%
Two or more races 2,312 18.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5,050 41.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 36.2

Under 18 3,399 27.7%
18–24 1,229 10.0%
25–44 2,996 24.5%
45–64 2,637 21.5%
65 and over 1,988 16.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.1%; -0.13 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.1B; 0.64% of state
Avg. annual pay: $71,417
Establishments: 412

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 1,576 22.6%
Natural resources & mining 1,302 18.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 869 12.5%
Education & health services 831 11.9%
Professional & business services 375 5.4%
Construction 333 4.8%
Leisure & hospitality 234 3.4%
Public administration 221 3.2%
Other services 77 1.1%
Financial activities 53 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 70.9%
Median gross rent: $910
Owner-occupied: 3,065
Renter-occupied: 1,257

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,693 votes cast

Republican 3,402 72.5%
Democratic 1,132 24.1%
Other / third-party 159 3.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

65.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 3,840 33.7%
Other 36 0.3%
Slavic languages 8 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 7 0.1%
German 4 0.0%
Vietnamese 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,322
Family households: 3,171; 73.4% of households
Married w/ children: 2,232
Single-mother households: 392
Veterans: 877; 9.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

34.5% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,859 15.3%
Evangelical Protestant 988 8.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 947 7.8%
Mainline Protestant 406 3.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 90.6%
With a disability: 16.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 9.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 6th 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: Heppner, Pendleton

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Oregon statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 22.6 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023