Jury Pool Profile
Bon Homme County, South Dakota
- County seat
- Tyndall
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,244
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,044.
At a glance
Bon Homme County is a 7,244-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,215, $10,279 below the SD state median of $77,494; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.2% of covered employment, average pay $45,168/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.1%, below the 2.15% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 75% of the vote across the three. 22% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,530 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 7,044
- Median household income
- $64,435
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 2%.
Bon Homme County has a population of 7,044, with a median age of 42.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.5%; Black residents 2.3%. Independently, 2.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,215; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Trade, transportation & utilities (21.2%).
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 21.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.1%, below the South Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bon Homme County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.7% in 2024, 74.5% in 2020, 70.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (425 individuals).