Morrison County, Minnesota

• White (non-Hispanic) 32,293 94.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 658 1.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 163 0.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 124 0.4%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 831 2.4%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 76 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 104 0.3%

• Under 18 7,871 23.0%
• 18–24 2,372 6.9%
• 25–44 7,755 22.6%
• 45–64 8,965 26.2%
• 65 and over 7,286 21.3%

Median household income

$71,508

90% interval $67,172–$75,844

−$15,612 vs MN · 62nd of 87

Below poverty line

11.5%

90% interval 9.6%–13.4%

+2.2 pp vs MN · 25th of 87

Unemployment (12-mo)

6.5%

+2.2 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.5B

0.3% of state

Avg. annual pay

$49,320

Establishments

1,114

• Education & health services 3,076 27.5%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,339 20.9%
• Public administration 1,285 11.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,155 10.3%
• Manufacturing 1,094 9.8%
• Construction 517 4.6%
• Professional & business services 487 4.3%
• Other services 454 4.1%
• Natural resources & mining 422 3.8%
• Financial activities 294 2.6%
• Information 80 0.7%

Home ownership

80.6%

+8.4 pp vs MN · 34th of 87

Median gross rent

$788

−$492 vs MN · 67th of 87

Owner-occupied

11,352

Renter-occupied

2,732

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 60% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Construction, $67,423/yr) pays 3.7× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,318/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 10 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 15,666 77.3%
• Democratic 4,306 21.2%
• Other / third-party 300 1.5%

• Spanish 386 1.2%
• German or other West Germanic 140 0.4%
• Vietnamese 39 0.1%
• Tagalog 37 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 28 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 3 0.0%
• Arabic 3 0.0%
• Korean 1 0.0%

Households

14,084

Family households

9,184

65.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,382

25.9% of families

Single-mother families

716

7.8% of families

Veterans

2,290

8.7% of civilians 18+

• 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%

Health insured

96.1%

±0.6 pp

Uninsured

3.9%

±0.6 pp

67th of 87

With a disability

14.1%

±1.1 pp

31st of 87

Bachelor's or higher

18.9%

±1.5 pp

−20.5 pp vs MN · 75th of 87

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.6%

90% interval 5.9%–7.3% · Census SAHIE

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

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

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

7

26.54 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

7