Jury Pool Profile
Pipestone County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Pipestone
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,260
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,284.
At a glance
Pipestone County is a 9,260-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $70,885, $16,235 below the MN state median of $87,120; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.6% of covered employment, average pay $51,384/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.48%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,284
- Median household income
- $69,628
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 1%.
Pipestone County has a population of 9,284, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.0%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 8.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,885; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,086 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 939, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.48%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pipestone County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.3% in 2024, 71.9% in 2020, 69.8% 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'). 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.5% 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 7.7% of the adult civilian population (523 individuals).