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Jury Pool Profile

Day County, South Dakota

Republican +30 (2024)
Population
5,460
Median household income
$62,270
Unemployment
2.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 4,661 85.4%
  • Black or African American alone 3 0.1%
  • Asian alone 9 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 520 9.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 25 0.5%
  • Two or more races 242 4.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 145 2.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.1

  • Under 18 1,251 22.9%
  • 18–24 331 6.1%
  • 25–44 1,086 19.9%
  • 45–64 1,357 24.9%
  • 65 and over 1,435 26.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.4%
+0.3 pp vs. state
County GDP
$380.7M
0.5% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,886
Establishments
268

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 529 27.1%
  • Education & health services 459 23.5%
  • Manufacturing 183 9.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 179 9.2%
  • Construction 121 6.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 86 4.4%
  • Professional & business services 75 3.8%
  • Public administration 65 3.3%
  • Financial activities 64 3.3%
  • Other services 36 1.8%
  • Information 13 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.8%
Median gross rent
$623
Owner-occupied
1,776
Renter-occupied
567

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,932 votes cast

  • Republican 1,876 64.0%
  • Democratic 1,000 34.1%
  • Other / third-party 56 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

  • Other 34 0.7%
  • Spanish 27 0.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 22 0.4%
  • Slavic languages 8 0.2%
  • German 6 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,343
Family households
1,371
58.5% of households
Married w/ children
1,031
Single-mother households
64
Veterans
408
9.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

68.7% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 1,838 33.7%
  • Catholic 1,279 23.5%
  • Evangelical Protestant 626 11.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.5%
With a disability
13.1%
Bachelor's or higher
21.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
3 (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
Aberdeen, Britton, Faulkton, Ipswich, Leola, Mound City, Redfield, Selby, Sisseton, Webster

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

South Dakota 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 Day County, South Dakota 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.