Jury Pool Profile
Faribault County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Blue Earth
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,888
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,914.
At a glance
Faribault County is a 13,888-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,607, $21,513 below the MN state median of $87,120; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.2% 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 Education & health services, at 26.9% of covered employment, average pay $49,077/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.15%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,914
- Median household income
- $66,815
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 1%.
Faribault County has a population of 13,914, with a median age of 44.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.9%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 8.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,607; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.15%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Faribault County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.8% in 2024, 65.6% in 2020, 63.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (885 individuals).