Jury Pool Profile
Lake County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Two Harbors
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,746
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,879.
At a glance
Lake County is a 10,746-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,427, $13,693 below the MN state median of $87,120; 26.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.5% 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 25.1% of covered employment, average pay $54,306/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 48% to 51% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,879
- Median household income
- $75,541
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Lake County has a population of 10,879, with a median age of 49.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.8%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,427; 26.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.1% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 19.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 50%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lake County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 51.0% in 2024, 50.6% in 2020, 47.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.5% 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 7.8% of the adult civilian population (683 individuals).