Jury Pool Profile
Umatilla County, Oregon
- County seat
- Pendleton
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 81,119
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 79,940.
At a glance
Umatilla County is a 81,119-person venue. The county population is 67% White (Census race-alone categories). 30% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 61.5%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $67,908, $16,989 below the OR state median of $84,897; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 23.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.1% of covered employment, average pay $63,449/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.35%, above the 5.24% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 79,940
- Median household income
- $67,728
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 67% / 1%.
Umatilla County has a population of 79,940, with a median age of 36.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 66.6%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 29.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,908; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 10.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.35%, above the Oregon state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Umatilla County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.5% in 2024, 64.4% in 2020, 64.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 23.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
23.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (3,884 individuals).