Jury Pool Profile
Freeborn County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Albert Lea
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 30,440
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 30,623.
At a glance
Freeborn County is a 30,440-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $69,863, $17,257 below the MN state median of $87,120; 18.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (2.7%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.9% of covered employment, average pay $49,711/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.44%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 30,623
- Median household income
- $71,023
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 2%.
Freeborn County has a population of 30,623, with a median age of 44.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.9%; Black residents 1.6%. Independently, 10.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,863; 18.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 2,920 jobs; Manufacturing, 2,583, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 22.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.44%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Freeborn County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.0% in 2024, 57.0% in 2020, 55.3% 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'). 8.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (1,772 individuals).