Jury Pool Profile
Goodhue County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Red Wing
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 48,195
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 47,943.
At a glance
Goodhue County is a 48,195-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $84,127, $2,993 below the MN state median of $87,120; 27.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 21.8% of covered employment, average pay $72,584/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 57% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 47,943
- Median household income
- $84,171
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 2%.
Goodhue County has a population of 47,943, with a median age of 42.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.6%; Black residents 1.6%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $84,127; 27.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 4,759 jobs; Education & health services, 4,271, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 21.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Goodhue County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.3% in 2024, 56.1% in 2020, 55.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.6% 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 8.0% of the adult civilian population (2,976 individuals).