Jury Pool Profile
Pope County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Glenwood
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,420
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,418.
At a glance
Pope County is an 11,420-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $76,823, $10,297 below the MN state median of $87,120; 23.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $57,205/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,418
- Median household income
- $76,220
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Pope County has a population of 11,418, with a median age of 45.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.1%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,823; 23.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,085 jobs; Education & health services, 1,057, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pope County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.0% in 2024, 62.9% in 2020, 60.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (711 individuals).