Jury Pool Profile
Cass County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Walker
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 31,430
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 30,992.
At a glance
Cass County is a 31,430-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,471, $12,649 below the MN state median of $87,120; 26.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 26.0% of covered employment, average pay $31,906/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.05%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 30,992
- Median household income
- $68,874
- Unemployment
- 7.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 0%.
Cass County has a population of 30,992, with a median age of 49.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.9%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,471; 26.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Leisure & hospitality, 2,756 jobs; Education & health services, 2,301, is within 20% of it.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 26.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.05%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cass County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.1% in 2024, 63.5% in 2020, 62.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (2,367 individuals).