Jury Pool Profile
Mahnomen County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Mahnomen
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,153
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,358.
At a glance
Mahnomen County is a 5,153-person venue. The county population is 45% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,812, $26,308 below the MN state median of $87,120; 16.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most often one of the other and unspecified languages the Census does not break out (7.8%), then German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 31.1% of covered employment, average pay $52,945/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.58%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 48% to 54% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,358
- Median household income
- $59,441
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 45%; Black: 0%.
Mahnomen County has a population of 5,358, with a median age of 35.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 44.9%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,812; 16.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.4% 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 31% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 31.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 26.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.58%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 50%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Mahnomen County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.5% in 2024, 49.6% in 2020, 47.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest group speaks a language the Census does not name separately (7.8%); the most common named are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (213 individuals).