Jury Pool Profile
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Willmar
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 44,720
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 44,079.
At a glance
Kandiyohi County is a 44,720-person venue. The county population is 78% White and 5% Black (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $76,575, $10,545 below the MN state median of $87,120; 27.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (3.2%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.9% of covered employment, average pay $51,515/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.79%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 44,079
- Median household income
- $76,592
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 5%.
Kandiyohi County has a population of 44,079, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.5%; Black residents 5.2%. Independently, 14.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,575; 27.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.79%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Kandiyohi County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.7% in 2024, 61.8% in 2020, 59.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (1,860 individuals).