Jury Pool Profile

Union County, South Dakota

Republican +41 (2024)

Population: 16,916
Median household income: $84,137
Unemployment: 2.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 15,293 90.4%
Black or African American alone 142 0.8%
Asian alone 238 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 195 1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 12 0.1%
Some other race alone 163 1.0%
Two or more races 873 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 748 4.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.4

Under 18 4,092 24.2%
18–24 1,161 6.9%
25–44 4,293 25.4%
45–64 4,174 24.7%
65 and over 3,196 18.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.1%; +0 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.3B; 2.94% of state
Avg. annual pay: $73,276
Establishments: 878

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 2,230 23.1%
Education & health services 1,882 19.5%
Professional & business services 1,553 16.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,280 13.3%
Leisure & hospitality 818 8.5%
Financial activities 719 7.5%
Construction 467 4.8%
Public administration 321 3.3%
Other services 213 2.2%
Natural resources & mining 86 0.9%
Information 46 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 71.3%
Median gross rent: $1,055
Owner-occupied: 5,077
Renter-occupied: 2,047

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,876 votes cast

Republican 6,160 69.4%
Democratic 2,548 28.7%
Other / third-party 168 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 327 2.0%
Slavic languages 87 0.5%
Other Indo-European 67 0.4%
German 60 0.4%
Other 37 0.2%
Tagalog 21 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 14 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,124
Family households: 4,802; 67.4% of households
Married w/ children: 4,054
Single-mother households: 300
Veterans: 986; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.5% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 2,937 17.5%
Catholic 1,889 11.2%
Evangelical Protestant 802 4.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.8%
With a disability: 12.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 36.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 15.6 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023