Jury Pool Profile
Roseau County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Roseau
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,246
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,302.
At a glance
Roseau County is a 15,246-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $76,342, $10,778 below the MN state median of $87,120; 21.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 49.7% of covered employment, average pay $75,124/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.31%, level with the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,302
- Median household income
- $74,474
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 1%.
Roseau County has a population of 15,302, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.6%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,342; 21.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 50% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 49.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.31%, level with the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Roseau County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.0% in 2024, 72.0% in 2020, 70.2% 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'). 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (841 individuals).