Jury Pool Profile
Jackson County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Jackson
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,857
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,933.
At a glance
Jackson County is a 9,857-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $79,179, $7,941 below the MN state median of $87,120; 26.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.7% of covered employment, average pay $40,674/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.35%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,933
- Median household income
- $75,743
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 1%.
Jackson County has a population of 9,933, with a median age of 44.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.9%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 4.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $79,179; 26.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.7% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 27.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.35%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jackson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.2% in 2024, 67.8% in 2020, 66.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (594 individuals).