Jury Pool Profile
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Milaca
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 27,753
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 27,125.
At a glance
Mille Lacs County is a 27,753-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $76,062, $11,058 below the MN state median of $87,120; 18.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.5% of covered employment, average pay $53,801/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.83%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 27,125
- Median household income
- $72,729
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 0%.
Mille Lacs County has a population of 27,125, with a median age of 41.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.8%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,062; 18.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.83%, 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.
Mille Lacs County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.7% in 2024, 67.8% in 2020, 64.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (1,638 individuals).