Jury Pool Profile
Carlton County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Carlton
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 36,711
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 36,518.
At a glance
Carlton County is a 36,711-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,613, $12,507 below the MN state median of $87,120; 26.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.8% of covered employment, average pay $57,662/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.48%, above 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
- 36,518
- Median household income
- $80,573
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 2%.
Carlton County has a population of 36,518, with a median age of 41.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.5%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,613; 26.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.8% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 16.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.48%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Carlton County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.3% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 49.6% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 46.8% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (2,237 individuals).