Jury Pool Profile
Douglas County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Alexandria
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 40,120
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 39,575.
At a glance
Douglas County is a 40,120-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $79,503, $7,617 below the MN state median of $87,120; 29.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.8% of covered employment, average pay $60,517/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, below the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 39,575
- Median household income
- $79,043
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Douglas County has a population of 39,575, with a median age of 44.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.6%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $79,503; 29.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Douglas County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.9% in 2024, 65.4% in 2020, 64.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (2,463 individuals).