Jury Pool Profile

Fall River County, South Dakota

Republican +49 (2024)

Population: 7,179
Median household income: $61,056
Unemployment: 2.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 6,104 85.0%
Black or African American alone 13 0.2%
Asian alone 41 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 534 7.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 56 0.8%
Some other race alone 54 0.8%
Two or more races 377 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 237 3.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 54.5

Under 18 1,213 16.9%
18–24 396 5.5%
25–44 1,205 16.8%
45–64 2,145 29.9%
65 and over 2,220 30.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.7%; +0.6 pp vs. state
County GDP: $372.0M; 0.48% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,214
Establishments: 352

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 696 27.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 381 15.1%
Leisure & hospitality 366 14.5%
Professional & business services 131 5.2%
Construction 120 4.8%
Natural resources & mining 68 2.7%
Other services 68 2.7%
Public administration 59 2.3%
Financial activities 45 1.8%
Information 35 1.4%
Manufacturing 8 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 75.3%
Median gross rent: $866
Owner-occupied: 2,591
Renter-occupied: 852

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,274 votes cast

Republican 3,135 73.4%
Democratic 1,030 24.1%
Other / third-party 109 2.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.6% speak only English at home

Other 80 1.2%
Spanish 75 1.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 50 0.7%
German 11 0.2%
Chinese 7 0.1%
Other Indo-European 5 0.1%
Vietnamese 4 0.1%
Slavic languages 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,443
Family households: 2,021; 58.7% of households
Married w/ children: 1,443
Single-mother households: 112
Veterans: 943; 15.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.1% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 1,213 17.4%
Mainline Protestant 857 12.3%
Catholic 650 9.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 497 7.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 85.0%
With a disability: 22.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 7th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 6 (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: Custer, Hot Springs, Pine Ridge, Rapid City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 16.76 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023