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Jury Pool Profile

Martin County, Minnesota

Republican +40 (2024)
Population
19,864
Median household income
$62,969
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 18,490 93.1%
  • Black or African American alone 160 0.8%
  • Asian alone 112 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 63 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 349 1.8%
  • Two or more races 690 3.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,352 6.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.5

  • Under 18 4,481 22.6%
  • 18–24 1,322 6.7%
  • 25–44 4,235 21.3%
  • 45–64 5,068 25.5%
  • 65 and over 4,758 24.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
+0.12 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.4B
0.28% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,706
Establishments
705

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,131 25.8%
  • Education & health services 1,967 23.9%
  • Manufacturing 920 11.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 849 10.3%
  • Public administration 613 7.4%
  • Financial activities 449 5.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 438 5.3%
  • Professional & business services 313 3.8%
  • Construction 276 3.3%
  • Other services 233 2.8%
  • Information 57 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
72.4%
Median gross rent
$735
Owner-occupied
6,399
Renter-occupied
2,441

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,765 votes cast

  • Republican 7,442 69.1%
  • Democratic 3,171 29.5%
  • Other / third-party 152 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 784 4.2%
  • German 75 0.4%
  • Other Indo-European 70 0.4%
  • Chinese 44 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 35 0.2%
  • Other 27 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 15 0.1%
  • Tagalog 11 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,840
Family households
5,317
60.1% of households
Married w/ children
4,289
Single-mother households
339
Veterans
1,345
8.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

80.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,480 27.4%
  • Catholic 5,222 26.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 5,006 25.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 326 1.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.5%
With a disability
16.5%
Bachelor's or higher
23.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th Judicial District Court
Judges
19 (District Court judges per judicial district; counts vintage 2026 mncourts.gov and may shift modestly as the Legislature reallocates seats between districts (Minn. Stat. § 2.724).)
Court seats
Blue Earth, Fairmont, Ivanhoe, Jackson, Luverne, Mankato, Marshall, New Ulm, Pipestone, Redwood Falls, Slayton, St. James, St. Peter, Windom, Worthington

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
13 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Martin County, Minnesota to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.