Jury Pool Profile
Pine County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Pine City
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 30,472
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 29,640.
At a glance
Pine County is a 30,472-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,872, $19,248 below the MN state median of $87,120; 17.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $32,174/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.94%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 29,640
- Median household income
- $71,146
- Unemployment
- 7.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 2%.
Pine County has a population of 29,640, with a median age of 45.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.5%; Black residents 2.4%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,872; 17.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Leisure & hospitality, 1,950 jobs; Education & health services, 1,781, is within 20% of it.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.94%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pine County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.8% in 2024, 64.1% in 2020, 59.7% 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'). 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (2,028 individuals).