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Jury Pool Profile

Carlton County, Minnesota

Republican +3 (2024)
Population
36,457
Median household income
$80,042
Unemployment
5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 32,077 88.0%
  • Black or African American alone 763 2.1%
  • Asian alone 170 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,265 3.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 202 0.6%
  • Two or more races 1,979 5.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 676 1.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.7

  • Under 18 8,016 22.0%
  • 18–24 2,631 7.2%
  • 25–44 9,269 25.4%
  • 45–64 9,907 27.2%
  • 65 and over 6,634 18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.2%
+1.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.9B
0.38% of state
Avg. annual pay
$58,073
Establishments
816

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 3,791 28.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,188 16.5%
  • Public administration 2,178 16.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,610 12.1%
  • Manufacturing 1,258 9.5%
  • Construction 917 6.9%
  • Professional & business services 505 3.8%
  • Other services 347 2.6%
  • Financial activities 329 2.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 96 0.7%
  • Information 51 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.4%
Median gross rent
$967
Owner-occupied
11,087
Renter-occupied
2,885

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 20,746 votes cast

  • Republican 10,435 50.3%
  • Democratic 9,905 47.7%
  • Other / third-party 406 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.7% speak only English at home

  • Other 347 1.0%
  • Spanish 340 1.0%
  • German 154 0.4%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 101 0.3%
  • Other Indo-European 52 0.2%
  • Chinese 43 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 36 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 31 0.1%
  • Tagalog 24 0.1%
  • Korean 5 0.0%
  • Arabic 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
13,972
Family households
9,283
66.4% of households
Married w/ children
6,884
Single-mother households
752
Veterans
2,227
7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

38.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 4,957 13.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 4,372 12.1%
  • Catholic 3,782 10.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 937 2.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.2%
With a disability
15.6%
Bachelor's or higher
25.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
6th Judicial District Court
Judges
17 (District Court judges per judicial district; counts vintage 2026 mncourts.gov and may shift modestly as the Legislature reallocates seats between districts (Minn. Stat. § 2.724).)
Court seats
Carlton, Duluth, Grand Marais, Two Harbors

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
10.55 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Carlton County, Minnesota 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.