Jury Pool Profile
Nicollet County, Minnesota
- County seat
- St. Peter
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 34,273
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 34,411.
At a glance
Nicollet County is a 34,273-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $82,044, $5,076 below the MN state median of $87,120; 36.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (2.4%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.7% of covered employment, average pay $60,117/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.55%, below the 4.31% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 34,411
- Median household income
- $79,756
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 5%.
Nicollet County has a population of 34,411, with a median age of 38.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.7%; Black residents 4.6%. Independently, 5.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $82,044; 36.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 35% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.7% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.55%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Nicollet County was carried by the Republican candidate with 49.3% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.3% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 47.1% of the vote 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'). 7.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.4% of the adult civilian population (1,460 individuals).