Jury Pool Profile

Davison County, South Dakota

Republican +38 (2024)

Population: 19,936
Median household income: $61,401
Unemployment: 1.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 17,959 90.1%
Black or African American alone 111 0.6%
Asian alone 103 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 843 4.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 274 1.4%
Two or more races 646 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 941 4.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.8

Under 18 4,722 23.7%
18–24 1,747 8.8%
25–44 4,775 24.0%
45–64 4,648 23.3%
65 and over 4,044 20.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.9%; -0.27 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.7B; 2.25% of state
Avg. annual pay: $53,296
Establishments: 835

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 2,696 21.5%
Education & health services 2,316 18.5%
Manufacturing 1,760 14.0%
Leisure & hospitality 1,434 11.4%
Construction 966 7.7%
Professional & business services 927 7.4%
Financial activities 515 4.1%
Other services 286 2.3%
Public administration 161 1.3%
Information 158 1.3%
Natural resources & mining 127 1.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 63.0%
Median gross rent: $750
Owner-occupied: 5,493
Renter-occupied: 3,221

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,177 votes cast

Republican 6,208 67.6%
Democratic 2,743 29.9%
Other / third-party 226 2.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 427 2.3%
Other 99 0.5%
German 44 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 21 0.1%
Korean 18 0.1%
Tagalog 13 0.1%
Other Indo-European 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 8,714
Family households: 4,896; 56.2% of households
Married w/ children: 3,978
Single-mother households: 312
Veterans: 1,163; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

62.4% overall adherence rate

Catholic 4,598 23.0%
Mainline Protestant 3,872 19.4%
Evangelical Protestant 3,467 17.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 518 2.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.3%
With a disability: 14.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 25.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 19.72 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023