Jury Pool Profile
McLeod County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Glencoe
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 36,631
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 36,798.
At a glance
McLeod County is a 36,631-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $81,839, $5,281 below the MN state median of $87,120; 20.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 28.1% of covered employment, average pay $80,639/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 36,798
- Median household income
- $80,084
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
McLeod County has a population of 36,798, with a median age of 41.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.6%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 7.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,839; 20.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 28% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 28.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
McLeod County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.1% in 2024, 66.8% in 2020, 65.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (1,881 individuals).