Jury Pool Profile
Polk County, Oregon
- County seat
- Dallas
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 90,037
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 89,662.
At a glance
Polk County is a 90,037-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). 16% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $94,166, $9,269 above the OR state median of $84,897; 31.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 12.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.9% of covered employment, average pay $54,300/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.95%, below the 5.24% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 50% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 89,662
- Median household income
- $85,118
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 1%.
Polk County has a population of 89,662, with a median age of 37.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.7%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 15.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $94,166; 31.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 7.3%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 12.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.95%, below the Oregon state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 50%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Polk County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 50.4% in 2024, 49.1% in 2020, 49.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 12.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
12.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 9.1% of the adult civilian population (6,368 individuals).