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Jury Pool Profile

Douglas County, Minnesota

Republican +35 (2024)
Population
39,354
Median household income
$77,264
Unemployment
3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 37,462 95.2%
  • Black or African American alone 186 0.5%
  • Asian alone 168 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 97 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 69 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 453 1.2%
  • Two or more races 919 2.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 848 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.3

  • Under 18 8,476 21.5%
  • 18–24 2,696 6.9%
  • 25–44 8,884 22.6%
  • 45–64 9,898 25.2%
  • 65 and over 9,400 23.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.8%
-0.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.9B
0.56% of state
Avg. annual pay
$57,062
Establishments
1,499

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 4,886 25.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,922 20.1%
  • Manufacturing 3,672 18.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,261 11.6%
  • Construction 1,315 6.7%
  • Professional & business services 852 4.4%
  • Financial activities 827 4.2%
  • Other services 758 3.9%
  • Public administration 583 3.0%
  • Information 297 1.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 154 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.4%
Median gross rent
$896
Owner-occupied
13,312
Renter-occupied
4,104

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 25,019 votes cast

  • Republican 16,726 66.9%
  • Democratic 7,938 31.7%
  • Other / third-party 355 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 430 1.2%
  • German 97 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 76 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 69 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 53 0.1%
  • Korean 40 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 32 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 23 0.1%
  • Chinese 9 0.0%
  • Tagalog 3 0.0%
  • Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
17,416
Family households
11,198
64.3% of households
Married w/ children
9,239
Single-mother households
868
Veterans
2,519
8.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

58.9% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 8,602 22.1%
  • Catholic 7,506 19.2%
  • Evangelical Protestant 6,397 16.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 452 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.0%
With a disability
11.8%
Bachelor's or higher
29.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial District Court
Judges
29 (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
Alexandria, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Foley, Little Falls, Long Prairie, Milaca, Moorhead, St. Cloud, Wadena

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
12.95 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Douglas 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.