Jury Pool Profile

Faribault County, Minnesota

Republican +37 (2024)

Population: 13,909
Median household income: $64,391
Unemployment: 4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 12,486 89.8%
Black or African American alone 83 0.6%
Asian alone 87 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 36 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 389 2.8%
Two or more races 828 6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,086 7.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.6

Under 18 3,047 21.9%
18–24 955 6.9%
25–44 3,015 21.7%
45–64 3,667 26.4%
65 and over 3,225 23.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.7%; +0.66 pp vs. state
County GDP: $788.4M; 0.16% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,879
Establishments: 492

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,231 27.1%
Manufacturing 1,012 22.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 681 15.0%
Public administration 383 8.4%
Leisure & hospitality 247 5.4%
Other services 229 5.0%
Construction 215 4.7%
Financial activities 175 3.8%
Natural resources & mining 143 3.1%
Professional & business services 138 3.0%
Information 96 2.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.0%
Median gross rent: $837
Owner-occupied: 4,814
Renter-occupied: 1,356

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,739 votes cast

Republican 5,247 67.8%
Democratic 2,352 30.4%
Other / third-party 140 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 596 4.5%
German 34 0.3%
Vietnamese 29 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 23 0.2%
Other Indo-European 21 0.2%
Slavic languages 2 0.0%
Korean 2 0.0%
Other 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 6,170
Family households: 3,872; 62.8% of households
Married w/ children: 2,872
Single-mother households: 331
Veterans: 879; 8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

74.3% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 5,273 37.9%
Catholic 3,130 22.5%
Evangelical Protestant 1,770 12.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 166 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.7%
With a disability: 13.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 5th Judicial District Court
Judges: 19 (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: Blue Earth, Fairmont, Ivanhoe, Jackson, Luverne, Mankato, Marshall, New Ulm, Pipestone, Redwood Falls, Slayton, St. James, St. Peter, Windom, Worthington

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 46.03 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023