Jury Pool Profile

Jerauld County, South Dakota

Republican +43 (2024)

Population: 1,845
Median household income: $75,417
Unemployment: 1.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,637 88.7%
Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 13 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 73 4.0%
Two or more races 122 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 140 7.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46.5

Under 18 432 23.4%
18–24 27 1.5%
25–44 442 24.0%
45–64 407 22.1%
65 and over 537 29.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.7%; -0.44 pp vs. state
County GDP: $171.8M; 0.22% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,603
Establishments: 106

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 202 13.0%
Education & health services 97 6.2%
Leisure & hospitality 78 5.0%
Public administration 62 4.0%
Natural resources & mining 50 3.2%
Professional & business services 40 2.6%
Financial activities 20 1.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 84.9%
Median gross rent: $565
Owner-occupied: 702
Renter-occupied: 125

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 999 votes cast

Republican 708 70.9%
Democratic 276 27.6%
Other / third-party 15 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 42 2.4%
Other 25 1.4%
German 6 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 827
Family households: 518; 62.6% of households
Married w/ children: 477
Single-mother households: 26
Veterans: 125; 8.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

66.3% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 578 34.8%
Catholic 304 18.3%
Evangelical Protestant 220 13.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.7%
With a disability: 14.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 7 (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: Brookings, Clark, Clear Lake, De Smet, Flandreau, Hayti, Howard, Huron, Madison, Milbank, Miller, Watertown, Wessington Springs, Woonsocket

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