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Jury Pool Profile

Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Republican +5 (2024)
Population
171,357
Median household income
$72,873
Unemployment
3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 150,532 87.8%
  • Black or African American alone 4,444 2.6%
  • Asian alone 5,506 3.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 735 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 108 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 2,119 1.2%
  • Two or more races 7,913 4.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,464 4.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.4

  • Under 18 34,982 20.4%
  • 18–24 19,605 11.4%
  • 25–44 44,268 25.8%
  • 45–64 43,269 25.3%
  • 65 and over 29,233 17.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.0%
-0.21 pp vs. state
County GDP
$13.9B
3.06% of state
Avg. annual pay
$64,380
Establishments
4,383

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 20,798 22.2%
  • Education & health services 15,866 17.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 14,514 15.5%
  • Professional & business services 13,212 14.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 7,497 8.0%
  • Construction 5,612 6.0%
  • Financial activities 4,392 4.7%
  • Other services 3,258 3.5%
  • Public administration 3,008 3.2%
  • Information 1,461 1.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 334 0.4%
  • Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
65.8%
Median gross rent
$924
Owner-occupied
47,341
Renter-occupied
24,617

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 95,166 votes cast

  • Republican 49,179 51.7%
  • Democratic 44,660 46.9%
  • Other / third-party 1,327 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 3,534 2.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 2,398 1.5%
  • Chinese 656 0.4%
  • Other Indo-European 631 0.4%
  • German 539 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 348 0.2%
  • Arabic 316 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 311 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 242 0.1%
  • Other 175 0.1%
  • Tagalog 83 0.1%
  • Korean 78 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
71,958
Family households
41,745
58.0% of households
Married w/ children
32,476
Single-mother households
3,549
Veterans
9,675
7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

44.6% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 32,245 18.8%
  • Evangelical Protestant 23,345 13.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 15,930 9.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5,088 3.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.2%
With a disability
12.7%
Bachelor's or higher
31.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Winnebago 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
Oshkosh

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Wisconsin statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
12
8.8 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
11

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Winnebago 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.