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Jury Pool Profile

Pope County, Minnesota

Republican +32 (2024)
Population
11,363
Median household income
$72,205
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 10,750 94.6%
  • Black or African American alone 71 0.6%
  • Asian alone 95 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 67 0.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 4 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 61 0.5%
  • Two or more races 315 2.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 223 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.6

  • Under 18 2,430 21.4%
  • 18–24 694 6.1%
  • 25–44 2,497 22.0%
  • 45–64 2,893 25.5%
  • 65 and over 2,849 25.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
+0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP
$750.3M
0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$56,347
Establishments
381

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,174 26.3%
  • Education & health services 1,047 23.5%
  • Manufacturing 803 18.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 338 7.6%
  • Public administration 270 6.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 238 5.3%
  • Construction 171 3.8%
  • Other services 152 3.4%
  • Financial activities 150 3.4%
  • Professional & business services 97 2.2%
  • Information 18 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
82.7%
Median gross rent
$851
Owner-occupied
4,122
Renter-occupied
865

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,191 votes cast

  • Republican 4,677 65.0%
  • Democratic 2,398 33.3%
  • Other / third-party 116 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 131 1.2%
  • Other Indo-European 81 0.8%
  • German 39 0.4%
  • Tagalog 36 0.3%
  • Vietnamese 33 0.3%
  • Chinese 8 0.1%
  • Other 5 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,987
Family households
3,244
65.0% of households
Married w/ children
2,799
Single-mother households
142
Veterans
807
9.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

58.0% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 4,162 36.8%
  • Catholic 1,393 12.3%
  • Evangelical Protestant 911 8.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 87 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.6%
With a disability
12.9%
Bachelor's or higher
23.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
8th Judicial District Court
Judges
11 (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
Benson, Breckenridge, Elbow Lake, Glenwood, Granite Falls, Litchfield, Madison, Montevideo, Morris, Olivia, Ortonville, Wheaton, Willmar

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
11.19 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Pope 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.