Jury Pool Profile
Dodge County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Mantorville
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,376
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,045.
At a glance
Dodge County is a 21,376-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $97,714, $10,594 above the MN state median of $87,120; 30.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.1% 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 Manufacturing, at 25.6% of covered employment, average pay $77,691/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.28%, below the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 21,045
- Median household income
- $95,739
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 1%.
Dodge County has a population of 21,045, with a median age of 38.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.6%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 5.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $97,714; 30.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,529 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,328, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 25.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.28%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Dodge County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.0% in 2024, 63.9% in 2020, 61.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (983 individuals).