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Jury Pool Profile

McLeod County, Minnesota

Republican +38 (2024)
Population
36,771
Median household income
$78,468
Unemployment
4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 33,582 91.3%
  • Black or African American alone 195 0.5%
  • Asian alone 247 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 84 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 17 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 961 2.6%
  • Two or more races 1,685 4.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,664 7.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.5

  • Under 18 8,183 22.3%
  • 18–24 2,828 7.7%
  • 25–44 8,902 24.2%
  • 45–64 9,625 26.2%
  • 65 and over 7,233 19.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.4%
+0.39 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.4B
0.47% of state
Avg. annual pay
$56,991
Establishments
1,049

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 4,375 27.9%
  • Education & health services 3,577 22.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,141 20.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,311 8.4%
  • Professional & business services 803 5.1%
  • Public administration 759 4.8%
  • Construction 547 3.5%
  • Financial activities 477 3.0%
  • Other services 422 2.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 200 1.3%
  • Information 84 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.8%
Median gross rent
$906
Owner-occupied
11,645
Renter-occupied
3,326

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 21,131 votes cast

  • Republican 14,394 68.1%
  • Democratic 6,374 30.2%
  • Other / third-party 363 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,633 4.7%
  • Chinese 131 0.4%
  • German 118 0.3%
  • Slavic languages 73 0.2%
  • Other 41 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 18 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 10 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 8 0.0%
  • Tagalog 6 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
14,971
Family households
9,517
63.6% of households
Married w/ children
7,716
Single-mother households
862
Veterans
1,931
6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

69.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 12,917 35.1%
  • Catholic 9,352 25.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,935 8.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 474 1.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.8%
With a disability
13.3%
Bachelor's or higher
19.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
1st Judicial District Court
Judges
30 (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
Chaska, Gaylord, Glencoe, Hastings, Le Center, Red Wing, Shakopee

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
20.99 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for McLeod 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.