Jury Pool Profile

Roberts County, South Dakota

Republican +23 (2024)

Population: 10,219
Median household income: $63,691
Unemployment: 3.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 5,918 57.9%
Black or African American alone 34 0.3%
Asian alone 19 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 3,725 36.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 96 0.9%
Two or more races 427 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 243 2.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.9

Under 18 2,844 27.8%
18–24 770 7.5%
25–44 2,137 20.9%
45–64 2,367 23.2%
65 and over 2,101 20.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.5%; +1.36 pp vs. state
County GDP: $563.0M; 0.73% of state
Avg. annual pay: $45,278
Establishments: 315

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 941 26.4%
Public administration 745 20.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 619 17.4%
Manufacturing 316 8.9%
Leisure & hospitality 241 6.8%
Natural resources & mining 118 3.3%
Financial activities 90 2.5%
Professional & business services 82 2.3%
Other services 79 2.2%
Construction 77 2.2%
Information 30 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 69.4%
Median gross rent: $656
Owner-occupied: 2,539
Renter-occupied: 1,118

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,149 votes cast

Republican 2,514 60.6%
Democratic 1,560 37.6%
Other / third-party 75 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.9% speak only English at home

Other 215 2.3%
Spanish 31 0.3%
German 21 0.2%
Tagalog 10 0.1%
Other Indo-European 7 0.1%
Arabic 3 0.0%
Korean 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,657
Family households: 2,396; 65.5% of households
Married w/ children: 1,761
Single-mother households: 246
Veterans: 557; 7.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

58.6% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 3,035 29.5%
Evangelical Protestant 1,482 14.4%
Catholic 1,183 11.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 324 3.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 80.1%
With a disability: 10.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 40.68 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023