Jury Pool Profile

Morrison County, Minnesota

Republican +56 (2024)

Population: 34,131
Median household income: $68,640
Unemployment: 6.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 32,526 95.3%
Black or African American alone 108 0.3%
Asian alone 121 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 37 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
Some other race alone 342 1.0%
Two or more races 996 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 632 1.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.2

Under 18 7,912 23.2%
18–24 2,385 7.0%
25–44 7,750 22.7%
45–64 9,067 26.6%
65 and over 7,017 20.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.0%; +2.03 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.5B; 0.3% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,270
Establishments: 1,122

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 3,001 26.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,387 21.4%
Public administration 1,226 11.0%
Manufacturing 1,136 10.2%
Leisure & hospitality 1,124 10.1%
Professional & business services 555 5.0%
Construction 526 4.7%
Other services 458 4.1%
Natural resources & mining 416 3.7%
Financial activities 286 2.6%
Information 59 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 80.9%
Median gross rent: $782
Owner-occupied: 11,216
Renter-occupied: 2,644

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 20,272 votes cast

Republican 15,666 77.3%
Democratic 4,306 21.2%
Other / third-party 300 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 380 1.2%
German 156 0.5%
Slavic languages 84 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 38 0.1%
Tagalog 35 0.1%
Vietnamese 23 0.1%
Other Indo-European 22 0.1%
Other 20 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 5 0.0%
Chinese 2 0.0%
Korean 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 13,860
Family households: 9,219; 66.5% of households
Married w/ children: 7,235
Single-mother households: 611
Veterans: 2,338; 8.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.4% overall adherence rate

Catholic 14,724 43.3%
Evangelical Protestant 3,379 9.9%
Mainline Protestant 2,299 6.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 153 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.0%
With a disability: 13.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 7th Judicial District Court
Judges: 29 (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: Alexandria, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Foley, Little Falls, Long Prairie, Milaca, Moorhead, St. Cloud, Wadena

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 6; 22.88 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023