Jury Pool Profile
Douglas County, South Dakota
Republican +72 (2024)
- Population
- 2,823
- Median household income
- $78,125
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 2,629 93.1%
- Black or African American alone 42 1.5%
- Asian alone 0 0.0%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 36 1.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
- Some other race alone 39 1.4%
- Two or more races 77 2.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 68 2.4%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 41.9
- Under 18 739 26.2%
- 18–24 165 5.8%
- 25–44 577 20.4%
- 45–64 681 24.1%
- 65 and over 661 23.4%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 1.9%
- -0.24 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $269.0M
- 0.35% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $45,589
- Establishments
- 133
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Trade, transportation & utilities 284 27.6%
- Education & health services 154 15.0%
- Manufacturing 141 13.7%
- Construction 88 8.6%
- Natural resources & mining 47 4.6%
- Financial activities 34 3.3%
- Other services 29 2.8%
- Leisure & hospitality 28 2.7%
- Public administration 9 0.9%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 77.7%
- Median gross rent
- $864
- Owner-occupied
- 868
- Renter-occupied
- 249
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 1,658 votes cast
- Republican 1,419 85.6%
- Democratic 219 13.2%
- Other / third-party 20 1.2%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
97.5% speak only English at home
- Spanish 49 1.9%
- German 16 0.6%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 1,117
- Family households
- 815
- 73.0% of households
- Married w/ children
- 721
- Single-mother households
- 27
- Veterans
- 170
- 8.2% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
94.3% overall adherence rate
- Evangelical Protestant 1,306 46.1%
- Mainline Protestant 990 34.9%
- Catholic 376 13.3%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 81.2%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 22.9%
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
- 0
- 0 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 0
NHTSA FARS 2023