Jury Pool Profile
Clay County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Moorhead
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 67,734
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 66,059.
At a glance
Clay County is a 67,734-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $81,226, $5,894 below the MN state median of $87,120; 39.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.7%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 35.8% of covered employment, average pay $52,812/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.03%, 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
- 66,059
- Median household income
- $81,172
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 5%.
Clay County has a population of 66,059, with a median age of 33.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.9%; Black residents 4.9%. Independently, 5.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,226; 39.3% 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 36% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 35.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.03%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Clay County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 49.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.7% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 46.5% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.5% of the adult civilian population (2,719 individuals).