Jury Pool Profile

Stanley County, South Dakota

Republican +47 (2024)

Population: 3,012
Median household income: $77,000
Unemployment: 1.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,740 91.0%
Black or African American alone 2 0.1%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 76 2.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 21 0.7%
Two or more races 173 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 61 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.7

Under 18 649 21.5%
18–24 182 6.0%
25–44 719 23.9%
45–64 787 26.1%
65 and over 675 22.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.6%; -0.5 pp vs. state
County GDP: $186.1M; 0.24% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,989
Establishments: 153

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 311 23.4%
Construction 298 22.5%
Leisure & hospitality 257 19.4%
Professional & business services 87 6.6%
Other services 50 3.8%
Public administration 11 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 79.3%
Median gross rent: $896
Owner-occupied: 1,009
Renter-occupied: 263

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,735 votes cast

Republican 1,260 72.6%
Democratic 447 25.8%
Other / third-party 28 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 14 0.5%
German 7 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,272
Family households: 760; 59.7% of households
Married w/ children: 651
Single-mother households: 23
Veterans: 133; 5.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.8% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,264 42.4%
Mainline Protestant 106 3.6%
Evangelical Protestant 24 0.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.3%
With a disability: 15.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 25.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 6th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 2 (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: Burke, Fort Pierre, Gettysburg, Highmore, Kadoka, Kennebec, Martin, Mission, Murdo, Onida, Philip, Pierre, White River, Winner

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