Jury Pool Profile
Renville County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Olivia
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,356
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,558.
At a glance
Renville County is a 14,356-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $74,186, $12,934 below the MN state median of $87,120; 18.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.2% 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 20.9% of covered employment, average pay $46,399/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.05%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,558
- Median household income
- $70,625
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 1%.
Renville County has a population of 14,558, with a median age of 42.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.0%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 10.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,186; 18.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,172 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,130, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 20.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.05%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Renville County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.8% in 2024, 67.3% in 2020, 64.7% 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'). 7.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (760 individuals).