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Jury Pool Profile

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Republican +29 (2024)
Population
104,053
Median household income
$73,154
Unemployment
3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 92,398 88.8%
  • Black or African American alone 1,762 1.7%
  • Asian alone 1,712 1.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 188 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 108 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 1,958 1.9%
  • Two or more races 5,927 5.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,892 6.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.9

  • Under 18 22,185 21.3%
  • 18–24 8,903 8.6%
  • 25–44 24,819 23.9%
  • 45–64 28,059 27.0%
  • 65 and over 20,087 19.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.1%
-0.14 pp vs. state
County GDP
$6.7B
1.49% of state
Avg. annual pay
$58,238
Establishments
2,535

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 9,908 22.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 8,704 19.3%
  • Education & health services 8,680 19.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 4,214 9.4%
  • Construction 3,042 6.8%
  • Professional & business services 2,750 6.1%
  • Public administration 1,842 4.1%
  • Financial activities 1,773 3.9%
  • Other services 1,494 3.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 1,298 2.9%
  • Information 728 1.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.3%
Median gross rent
$926
Owner-occupied
30,260
Renter-occupied
12,756

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 58,438 votes cast

  • Republican 37,272 63.8%
  • Democratic 20,495 35.1%
  • Other / third-party 671 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 3,682 3.7%
  • Chinese 672 0.7%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 586 0.6%
  • German 332 0.3%
  • Other Indo-European 196 0.2%
  • Tagalog 89 0.1%
  • Other 77 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 58 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 57 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
43,016
Family households
26,259
61.0% of households
Married w/ children
21,539
Single-mother households
1,909
Veterans
5,785
7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

56.9% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 31,485 30.2%
  • Evangelical Protestant 17,251 16.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 9,422 9.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,023 1.0%
  • Orthodox 100 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.3%
With a disability
12.2%
Bachelor's or higher
22.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Fond du Lac County Circuit Court (4th Judicial District)
Judges
22 (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
Fond du Lac

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Wisconsin statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
20
24.43 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
16

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Fond du Lac 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.