Jury Pool Profile
Hanson County, South Dakota
Republican +59 (2024)
- Population
- 3,473
- Median household income
- $86,375
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 3,243 93.4%
- Black or African American alone 13 0.4%
- Asian alone 0 0.0%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
- Some other race alone 19 0.5%
- Two or more races 198 5.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 43 1.2%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 37.9
- Under 18 1,022 29.4%
- 18–24 256 7.4%
- 25–44 773 22.3%
- 45–64 870 25.1%
- 65 and over 552 15.9%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 2.4%
- +0.26 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $217.2M
- 0.28% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $51,885
- Establishments
- 106
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Trade, transportation & utilities 114 18.2%
- Manufacturing 104 16.6%
- Construction 74 11.8%
- Natural resources & mining 42 6.7%
- Professional & business services 39 6.2%
- Leisure & hospitality 34 5.4%
- Financial activities 33 5.3%
- Public administration 3 0.5%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 88.6%
- Median gross rent
- $733
- Owner-occupied
- 1,005
- Renter-occupied
- 129
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 2,046 votes cast
- Republican 1,611 78.7%
- Democratic 399 19.5%
- Other / third-party 36 1.8%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
94.2% speak only English at home
- German 149 4.6%
- Spanish 37 1.2%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 1,134
- Family households
- 827
- 72.9% of households
- Married w/ children
- 743
- Single-mother households
- 27
- Veterans
- 185
- 7.6% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
46.1% overall adherence rate
- Catholic 894 25.8%
- Evangelical Protestant 577 16.7%
- Mainline Protestant 125 3.6%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 91.3%
- With a disability
- 8.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 21.5%
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
- 2
- 81.6 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 2
NHTSA FARS 2023