Jury Pool Profile
Koochiching County, Minnesota
- County seat
- International Falls
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,587
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,833.
At a glance
Koochiching County is an 11,587-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,165, $22,955 below the MN state median of $87,120; 22.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.1% of covered employment, average pay $55,381/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.13%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,833
- Median household income
- $66,940
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 0%.
Koochiching County has a population of 11,833, with a median age of 51.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.7%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,165; 22.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 918 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 793, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.13%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Koochiching County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.0% in 2024, 59.7% in 2020, 56.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.7% 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 8.2% of the adult civilian population (805 individuals).