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Jury Pool Profile

Freeborn County, Minnesota

Republican +21 (2024)
Population
30,752
Median household income
$69,012
Unemployment
4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 26,115 84.9%
  • Black or African American alone 387 1.3%
  • Asian alone 943 3.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 99 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 70 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 953 3.1%
  • Two or more races 2,185 7.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,249 10.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.9

  • Under 18 6,755 22.0%
  • 18–24 2,082 6.8%
  • 25–44 6,921 22.5%
  • 45–64 7,988 26.0%
  • 65 and over 7,006 22.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.0%
-0.04 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.7B
0.34% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,099
Establishments
832

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,973 24.9%
  • Manufacturing 2,596 21.7%
  • Education & health services 2,386 19.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,181 9.9%
  • Public administration 610 5.1%
  • Professional & business services 591 4.9%
  • Construction 544 4.5%
  • Other services 414 3.5%
  • Financial activities 397 3.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 166 1.4%
  • Information 106 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.3%
Median gross rent
$837
Owner-occupied
10,221
Renter-occupied
2,664

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 16,670 votes cast

  • Republican 10,003 60.0%
  • Democratic 6,448 38.7%
  • Other / third-party 219 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,517 5.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 684 2.3%
  • Vietnamese 74 0.3%
  • German 51 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 41 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 34 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 33 0.1%
  • Other 12 0.0%
  • Tagalog 5 0.0%
  • Chinese 4 0.0%
  • Arabic 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
12,885
Family households
7,938
61.6% of households
Married w/ children
6,044
Single-mother households
682
Veterans
1,924
8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

58.8% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 11,876 38.4%
  • Catholic 3,032 9.8%
  • Evangelical Protestant 2,660 8.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 610 2.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.3%
With a disability
13.6%
Bachelor's or higher
18.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Judicial District Court
Judges
23 (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
Albert Lea, Austin, Caledonia, Faribault, Mantorville, Owatonna, Preston, Rochester, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
20.84 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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