Jury Pool Profile

Sherman County, Oregon

Republican +57 (2024)

Population: 1,908
Median household income: $59,500
Unemployment: 4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,654 86.7%
Black or African American alone 7 0.4%
Asian alone 6 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 6 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.4%
Some other race alone 29 1.5%
Two or more races 199 10.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92 4.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.8

Under 18 359 18.8%
18–24 185 9.7%
25–44 360 18.9%
45–64 571 29.9%
65 and over 433 22.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.8%; -0.42 pp vs. state
County GDP: $774.0M; 0.23% of state
Avg. annual pay: $65,115
Establishments: 118

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 363 37.6%
Professional & business services 146 15.1%
Leisure & hospitality 96 9.9%
Education & health services 84 8.7%
Public administration 80 8.3%
Construction 77 8.0%
Other services 23 2.4%
Natural resources & mining 3 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 67.1%
Median gross rent: $945
Owner-occupied: 526
Renter-occupied: 258

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,138 votes cast

Republican 877 77.1%
Democratic 229 20.1%
Other / third-party 32 2.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 22 1.2%
Other Indo-European 15 0.8%
Other 11 0.6%
German 9 0.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 784
Family households: 476; 60.7% of households
Married w/ children: 365
Single-mother households: 50
Veterans: 205; 13.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

18.4% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 162 8.7%
Catholic 99 5.3%
Evangelical Protestant 76 4.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 7 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.9%
With a disability: 22.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 16.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 7th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges: 3 (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: Condon, Fossil, Hood River, Moro, The Dalles

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Oregon statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 129.12 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023