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Jury Pool Profile

Pend Oreille County, Washington

Republican +40 (2024)
Population
13,811
Median household income
$63,750
Unemployment
6.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 11,909 86.2%
  • Black or African American alone 41 0.3%
  • Asian alone 54 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 268 1.9%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 25 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 232 1.7%
  • Two or more races 1,282 9.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 521 3.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50

  • Under 18 2,662 19.3%
  • 18–24 1,027 7.4%
  • 25–44 2,543 18.4%
  • 45–64 3,850 27.9%
  • 65 and over 3,729 27.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.1%
+1.33 pp vs. state
County GDP
$767.7M
0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay
$63,126
Establishments
344

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,019 31.9%
  • Public administration 806 25.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 303 9.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 253 7.9%
  • Professional & business services 222 7.0%
  • Construction 153 4.8%
  • Financial activities 81 2.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 78 2.4%
  • Manufacturing 65 2.0%
  • Other services 47 1.5%
  • Information 36 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.2%
Median gross rent
$786
Owner-occupied
4,502
Renter-occupied
1,327

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,497 votes cast

  • Republican 5,826 68.6%
  • Democratic 2,461 29.0%
  • Other / third-party 210 2.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 102 0.8%
  • Other 42 0.3%
  • German 30 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 25 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 14 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 11 0.1%
  • Chinese 10 0.1%
  • Korean 9 0.1%
  • Tagalog 7 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,829
Family households
3,873
66.4% of households
Married w/ children
2,899
Single-mother households
258
Veterans
1,482
13.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

34.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,161 16.1%
  • Catholic 1,149 8.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 895 6.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 351 2.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.6%
With a disability
21.5%
Bachelor's or higher
20.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
30th Superior Court District
Judges
2 (Superior Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal + family + juvenile + probate jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courts.wa.gov; cross-checked against RCW § 2.08.064. District Court judges (limited jurisdiction — misdemeanors, traffic, small civil up to $100K) are separately allocated and not counted here. Municipal Court judges (city-level traffic + misdemeanor) also separate.)
Court seats
Colville, Newport, Republic

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Washington statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
26.91 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Pend Oreille County, Washington 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.