Jury Pool Profile
Skamania County, Washington
- County seat
- Stevenson
- Judicial district
- 31st Superior Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,669
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,402.
At a glance
Skamania County is a 12,669-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $89,706, $9,603 below the WA state median of $99,309; 29.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% 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 Leisure & hospitality, at 28.8% of covered employment, average pay $37,435/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.71%, below the 4.99% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 54% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,402
- Median household income
- $93,265
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 1%.
Skamania County has a population of 12,402, with a median age of 48.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.6%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 6.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $89,706; 29.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Manufacturing' is ≥15% of total covered employment. This county: 16.3%.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 28.8% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 16.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.71%, below the Washington state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Skamania County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 54.2% in 2024, 53.1% in 2020, 52.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 10.8% of the adult civilian population (1,114 individuals).