Jury Pool Profile
Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Baudette
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,770
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,821.
At a glance
Lake of the Woods County is a 3,770-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,245, $18,875 below the MN state median of $87,120; 25.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 31.8% of covered employment, average pay $27,723/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.58%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,821
- Median household income
- $77,546
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 0%.
Lake of the Woods County has a population of 3,821, with a median age of 50.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.7%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 1.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,245; 25.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 32% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 31.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 15.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.58%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lake of the Woods County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.9% in 2024, 70.8% in 2020, 69.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Spanish. Veterans account for 10.9% of the adult civilian population (340 individuals).