Jury Pool Profile

Houston County, Minnesota

Republican +16 (2024)

Population: 18,768
Median household income: $77,087
Unemployment: 3.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 17,650 94.0%
Black or African American alone 66 0.4%
Asian alone 191 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 77 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 77 0.4%
Two or more races 707 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 279 1.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45

Under 18 4,059 21.6%
18–24 1,259 6.7%
25–44 4,067 21.7%
45–64 5,033 26.8%
65 and over 4,350 23.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.4%; -0.62 pp vs. state
County GDP: $810.3M; 0.16% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,489
Establishments: 471

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,574 31.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,018 20.2%
Public administration 427 8.5%
Leisure & hospitality 414 8.2%
Manufacturing 375 7.5%
Construction 370 7.4%
Professional & business services 227 4.5%
Other services 191 3.8%
Natural resources & mining 152 3.0%
Information 145 2.9%
Financial activities 138 2.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 84.1%
Median gross rent: $881
Owner-occupied: 6,792
Renter-occupied: 1,282

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 11,394 votes cast

Republican 6,547 57.5%
Democratic 4,667 41.0%
Other / third-party 180 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 211 1.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 157 0.9%
Other Asian/Pacific 130 0.7%
German 52 0.3%
Other Indo-European 30 0.2%
Chinese 28 0.2%
Slavic languages 13 0.1%
Tagalog 11 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 8,074
Family households: 5,086; 63.0% of households
Married w/ children: 4,254
Single-mother households: 242
Veterans: 1,007; 6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

62.1% overall adherence rate

Catholic 5,249 27.9%
Mainline Protestant 4,294 22.8%
Evangelical Protestant 2,160 11.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.3%
With a disability: 11.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 28.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 4; 27.19 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023