Jury Pool Profile
Morrow County, Oregon
- County seat
- Heppner
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,602
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,300.
At a glance
Morrow County is a 12,602-person venue. The county population is 59% White (Census race-alone categories). 42% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 52.5%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $77,596, $7,301 below the OR state median of $84,897; 10.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 33.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 22.1% of covered employment, average pay $67,628/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.76%, below the 5.24% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,300
- Median household income
- $75,448
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 1%.
Morrow County has a population of 12,300, with a median age of 36.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 59.2%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 42.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,596; 10.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.5% 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%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 22.1% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.76%, below the Oregon state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Morrow County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.5% in 2024, 70.1% in 2020, 67.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 33.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
33.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (718 individuals).