Jury Pool Profile
Blue Earth County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Mankato
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 70,634
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 69,871.
At a glance
Blue Earth County is a 70,634-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,501, $14,619 below the MN state median of $87,120; 34.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most often one of the other and unspecified languages the Census does not break out (2.6%), then Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.0% of covered employment, average pay $63,772/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.88%, below the 4.31% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 69,871
- Median household income
- $74,477
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 5%.
Blue Earth County has a population of 69,871, with a median age of 31.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.4%; Black residents 4.8%. Independently, 4.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,501; 34.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.88%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Blue Earth County was carried by the Republican candidate with 49.6% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.8% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 47.1% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese. Veterans account for 4.5% of the adult civilian population (2,511 individuals).