Jury Pool Profile
Murray County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Slayton
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,942
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,097.
At a glance
Murray County is a 7,942-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,306, $13,814 below the MN state median of $87,120; 23.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 27.5% of covered employment, average pay $60,181/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.41%, 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
- 8,097
- Median household income
- $74,033
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Murray County has a population of 8,097, with a median age of 46.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.1%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 5.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,306; 23.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 27% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.41%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Murray County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.4% in 2024, 68.7% in 2020, 64.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (468 individuals).