Jury Pool Profile
Aurora County, South Dakota
Republican +54 (2024)
- Population
- 2,573
- Median household income
- $74,130
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 2,365 91.9%
- Black or African American alone 27 1.0%
- Asian alone 13 0.5%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 14 0.5%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
- Some other race alone 19 0.7%
- Two or more races 135 5.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 164 6.4%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 42.4
- Under 18 630 24.5%
- 18–24 224 8.7%
- 25–44 548 21.3%
- 45–64 632 24.6%
- 65 and over 539 20.9%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 1.7%
- -0.41 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $155.8M
- 0.2% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $41,846
- Establishments
- 102
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Trade, transportation & utilities 222 27.3%
- Education & health services 163 20.1%
- Natural resources & mining 91 11.2%
- Professional & business services 47 5.8%
- Leisure & hospitality 43 5.3%
- Construction 22 2.7%
- Public administration 8 1.0%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 76.4%
- Median gross rent
- $739
- Owner-occupied
- 796
- Renter-occupied
- 246
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 1,393 votes cast
- Republican 1,056 75.8%
- Democratic 302 21.7%
- Other / third-party 35 2.5%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
93.8% speak only English at home
- Spanish 112 4.6%
- German 22 0.9%
- Tagalog 11 0.5%
- Other Indo-European 4 0.2%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 1,042
- Family households
- 664
- 63.7% of households
- Married w/ children
- 554
- Single-mother households
- 46
- Veterans
- 100
- 5.2% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
70.3% overall adherence rate
- Catholic 822 29.9%
- Mainline Protestant 795 28.9%
- Evangelical Protestant 314 11.4%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 94.5%
- With a disability
- 12.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 18.7%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Judges
- 4 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal trial jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ujs.sd.gov directory + SDCL § 16-5-1. SD has 46 Circuit Court judges statewide (2025 UJS Guide to South Dakota Courts); the per-circuit figures shown are approximate (judges may sit by assignment across circuits). Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction — misdemeanors, small claims) are separately allocated and not counted here.)
- Court seats
- Alexandria, Armour, Chamberlain, Elk Point, Gann Valley, Lake Andes, Mitchell, Olivet, Parker, Plankinton, Salem, Tyndall, Vermillion, Yankton
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
Traffic safety context
South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 2
- 102.93 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 1
NHTSA FARS 2023