Martin County, Minnesota

• White (non-Hispanic) 17,437 88.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,421 7.2%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 169 0.9%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 101 0.5%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 411 2.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 17 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 224 1.1%

• Under 18 4,515 22.8%
• 18–24 1,261 6.4%
• 25–44 4,281 21.6%
• 45–64 4,857 24.6%
• 65 and over 4,866 24.6%

Median household income

$61,311

90% interval $55,968–$66,654

−$25,809 vs MN · 86th of 87

Below poverty line

12.7%

90% interval 10.2%–15.2%

+3.4 pp vs MN · 16th of 87

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.3%

+0.03 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.4B

0.28% of state

Avg. annual pay

$54,559

Establishments

712

• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,179 26.0%
• Education & health services 2,080 24.8%
• Leisure & hospitality 892 10.6%
• Manufacturing 872 10.4%
• Public administration 601 7.2%
• Financial activities 460 5.5%
• Natural resources & mining 428 5.1%
• Professional & business services 298 3.6%
• Construction 292 3.5%
• Other services 228 2.7%
• Information 52 0.6%

Home ownership

68.9%

−3.3 pp vs MN · 80th of 87

Median gross rent

$761

−$519 vs MN · 71st of 87

Owner-occupied

6,090

Renter-occupied

2,749

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $82,382/yr) pays 4.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $16,944/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

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

• Spanish 820 4.4%
• German or other West Germanic 84 0.4%
• Chinese 33 0.2%
• Tagalog 15 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 14 0.1%
• Vietnamese 5 0.0%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 2 0.0%

Households

8,839

Family households

5,184

58.6% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,217

23.5% of families

Single-mother families

518

10.0% of families

Veterans

1,358

8.9% of civilians 18+

• 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%

Health insured

95.9%

±0.9 pp

Uninsured

4.1%

±0.9 pp

61st of 87

With a disability

16.8%

±1.5 pp

8th of 87

Bachelor's or higher

23.8%

±2.2 pp

−15.6 pp vs MN · 53rd of 87

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.6%

90% interval 5.8%–7.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

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 counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

13.1 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2