Jury Pool Profile
Grant County, Washington
- County seat
- Ephrata
- Judicial district
- 18th Superior Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 105,727
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 101,799.
At a glance
Grant County is a 105,727-person venue. The county population is 56% White (Census race-alone categories). 44% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 49.2%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $71,710, $27,599 below the WA state median of $99,309; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 35.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 21.9% of covered employment, average pay $44,873/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.41%, above the 4.99% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 101,799
- Median household income
- $73,267
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 56% / 1%.
Grant County has a population of 101,799, with a median age of 33.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.8%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 43.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,710; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 21.9%.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 21.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.41%, above the Washington state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Grant County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.4% in 2024, 65.7% in 2020, 65.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 35.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
35.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (4,727 individuals).