Jury Pool Profile
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Madison
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,704
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,682.
At a glance
Lac qui Parle County is a 6,704-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,965, $14,155 below the MN state median of $87,120; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.3% 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 35.4% of covered employment, average pay $52,909/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.72%, below the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,682
- Median household income
- $74,432
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Lac qui Parle County has a population of 6,682, with a median age of 47.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.3%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 3.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,965; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 35% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 35.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 26.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.72%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lac qui Parle County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.2% in 2024, 62.6% in 2020, 59.8% 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'). 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (451 individuals).