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Jury Pool Profile

Spink County, South Dakota

Republican +39 (2024)
Population
6,283
Median household income
$73,011
Unemployment
2.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,945 94.6%
  • Black or African American alone 57 0.9%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 18 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 21 0.3%
  • Two or more races 242 3.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 165 2.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.1

  • Under 18 1,386 22.1%
  • 18–24 390 6.2%
  • 25–44 1,358 21.6%
  • 45–64 1,650 26.3%
  • 65 and over 1,499 23.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.2%
+0.1 pp vs. state
County GDP
$549.1M
0.71% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,117
Establishments
272

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 561 24.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 533 23.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 224 9.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 156 6.8%
  • Construction 105 4.5%
  • Financial activities 98 4.2%
  • Manufacturing 84 3.6%
  • Professional & business services 66 2.9%
  • Other services 52 2.3%
  • Public administration 31 1.3%
  • Information 6 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.1%
Median gross rent
$691
Owner-occupied
1,842
Renter-occupied
611

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,139 votes cast

  • Republican 2,145 68.3%
  • Democratic 921 29.3%
  • Other / third-party 73 2.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.0% speak only English at home

  • German 201 3.4%
  • Spanish 90 1.5%
  • Other Indo-European 4 0.1%
  • Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,453
Family households
1,554
63.4% of households
Married w/ children
1,353
Single-mother households
97
Veterans
345
7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

70.4% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 1,755 27.6%
  • Catholic 1,560 24.5%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,161 18.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.2%
With a disability
11.4%
Bachelor's or higher
27.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
40.84 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Spink County, South Dakota to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.