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Jury Pool Profile

Wheeler County, Oregon

Republican +47 (2024)
Population
1,434
Median household income
$51,250
Unemployment
4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 1,233 86.0%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 7 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 4 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 2 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 48 3.3%
  • Two or more races 140 9.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 65 4.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 57.3

  • Under 18 217 15.1%
  • 18–24 60 4.2%
  • 25–44 225 15.7%
  • 45–64 412 28.7%
  • 65 and over 520 36.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.5%
-0.69 pp vs. state
County GDP
$52.3M
0.02% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,630
Establishments
72

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 139 38.4%
  • Public administration 68 18.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 38 10.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 37 10.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 20 5.5%
  • Construction 12 3.3%
  • Other services 6 1.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
69.2%
Median gross rent
$782
Owner-occupied
459
Renter-occupied
204

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 863 votes cast

  • Republican 616 71.4%
  • Democratic 210 24.3%
  • Other / third-party 37 4.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 53 3.9%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 8 0.6%
  • Other 3 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 2 0.1%
  • Chinese 2 0.1%
  • German 1 0.1%
  • Korean 1 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 1 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
663
Family households
423
63.8% of households
Married w/ children
340
Single-mother households
19
Veterans
171
14.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

35.8% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 260 17.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 128 8.8%
  • Catholic 100 6.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 32 2.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.2%
With a disability
27.2%
Bachelor's or higher
20.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Oregon statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Wheeler County, Oregon to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.