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Jury Pool Profile

Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Republican +30 (2024)
Population
13,341
Median household income
$68,722
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 12,695 95.2%
  • Black or African American alone 64 0.5%
  • Asian alone 19 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 19 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 139 1.0%
  • Two or more races 405 3.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 363 2.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46.4

  • Under 18 2,684 20.1%
  • 18–24 898 6.7%
  • 25–44 2,881 21.6%
  • 45–64 3,772 28.3%
  • 65 and over 3,106 23.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
+0.89 pp vs. state
County GDP
$730.9M
0.16% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,517
Establishments
401

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,066 29.5%
  • Education & health services 676 18.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 351 9.7%
  • Manufacturing 323 8.9%
  • Professional & business services 313 8.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 253 7.0%
  • Public administration 222 6.1%
  • Financial activities 162 4.5%
  • Construction 135 3.7%
  • Other services 62 1.7%
  • Information 21 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.3%
Median gross rent
$822
Owner-occupied
4,458
Renter-occupied
1,234

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,091 votes cast

  • Republican 5,213 64.4%
  • Democratic 2,765 34.2%
  • Other / third-party 113 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 230 1.8%
  • German 85 0.7%
  • Other Indo-European 25 0.2%
  • Korean 21 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 10 0.1%
  • Other 7 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,692
Family households
3,678
64.6% of households
Married w/ children
3,023
Single-mother households
255
Veterans
895
8.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

50.8% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 3,330 25.0%
  • Catholic 1,790 13.4%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,649 12.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.2%
With a disability
15.3%
Bachelor's or higher
22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Buffalo County Circuit Court (7th Judicial District)
Judges
18 (Circuit Court judges aggregated across all counties in each administrative Judicial District (Wis. Stat. § 753.06); vintage 2026 wicourts.gov. Note: WI's Circuit Court is per-county (72 trial venues); the 9 active numbered Judicial Districts are administrative chief-judge regions, not jurisdictions. Municipal Court judges (limited jurisdiction — city ordinances) are separate and not counted here.)
Court seats
Alma

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Wisconsin statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
28.15 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Buffalo County, Wisconsin 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.