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Jury Pool Profile

San Juan County, Washington

Democratic +51 (2024)
Population
18,266
Median household income
$83,682
Unemployment
3.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 16,129 88.3%
  • Black or African American alone 48 0.3%
  • Asian alone 209 1.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 95 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 50 0.3%
  • Some other race alone 577 3.2%
  • Two or more races 1,158 6.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,364 7.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 56.7

  • Under 18 2,331 12.8%
  • 18–24 838 4.6%
  • 25–44 3,495 19.1%
  • 45–64 5,200 28.5%
  • 65 and over 6,402 35.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.9%
-0.86 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.2B
0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,170
Establishments
1,049

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Leisure & hospitality 1,241 20.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,084 17.8%
  • Education & health services 895 14.7%
  • Construction 736 12.1%
  • Professional & business services 653 10.7%
  • Public administration 394 6.5%
  • Financial activities 283 4.6%
  • Other services 267 4.4%
  • Manufacturing 228 3.7%
  • Information 170 2.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 93 1.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.8%
Median gross rent
$1,413
Owner-occupied
6,951
Renter-occupied
1,983

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,939 votes cast

  • Democratic 9,539 73.7%
  • Republican 2,890 22.3%
  • Other / third-party 510 3.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 616 3.5%
  • Other Indo-European 108 0.6%
  • German 101 0.6%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 85 0.5%
  • Slavic languages 74 0.4%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 63 0.4%
  • Chinese 39 0.2%
  • Other 26 0.1%
  • Tagalog 24 0.1%
  • Korean 17 0.1%
  • Arabic 12 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,934
Family households
5,403
60.5% of households
Married w/ children
4,582
Single-mother households
327
Veterans
1,268
8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

23.6% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,423 8.0%
  • Catholic 1,222 6.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 843 4.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 712 4.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.2%
With a disability
11.9%
Bachelor's or higher
53.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
28th Superior Court District
Judges
1 (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
Friday Harbor
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Washington statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
12.55 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for San Juan 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.