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Jury Pool Profile

Murray County, Minnesota

Republican +43 (2024)
Population
8,119
Median household income
$74,475
Unemployment
5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 7,408 91.2%
  • Black or African American alone 50 0.6%
  • Asian alone 98 1.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 20 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 240 3.0%
  • Two or more races 303 3.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 397 4.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46.6

  • Under 18 1,759 21.7%
  • 18–24 556 6.8%
  • 25–44 1,591 19.6%
  • 45–64 2,105 25.9%
  • 65 and over 2,108 26.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.2%
+1.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$721.5M
0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,046
Establishments
341

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 785 26.9%
  • Education & health services 637 21.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 197 6.8%
  • Public administration 180 6.2%
  • Construction 149 5.1%
  • Financial activities 120 4.1%
  • Professional & business services 101 3.5%
  • Other services 77 2.6%
  • Information 15 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
81.8%
Median gross rent
$768
Owner-occupied
2,947
Renter-occupied
654

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,755 votes cast

  • Republican 3,346 70.4%
  • Democratic 1,329 27.9%
  • Other / third-party 80 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 303 3.9%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 105 1.4%
  • German 69 0.9%
  • Other 12 0.2%
  • Tagalog 7 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 2 0.0%
  • Chinese 2 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,601
Family households
2,348
65.2% of households
Married w/ children
2,026
Single-mother households
128
Veterans
490
7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

68.8% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 2,439 29.8%
  • Catholic 2,178 26.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,014 12.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.5%
With a disability
12.3%
Bachelor's or higher
23.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th Judicial District Court
Judges
19 (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
Blue Earth, Fairmont, Ivanhoe, Jackson, Luverne, Mankato, Marshall, New Ulm, Pipestone, Redwood Falls, Slayton, St. James, St. Peter, Windom, Worthington

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Murray County, Minnesota to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.