Jury Pool Profile
Sibley County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Gaylord
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,356
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,005.
At a glance
Sibley County is a 15,356-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $79,069, $8,051 below the MN state median of $87,120; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 20.3% of covered employment, average pay $58,657/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.24%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,005
- Median household income
- $77,634
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 1%.
Sibley County has a population of 15,005, with a median age of 42.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.9%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 9.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $79,069; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Natural resources & mining, about 20% of covered jobs.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 20.3% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 16.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.24%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sibley County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.7% in 2024, 69.4% in 2020, 67.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.2% 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 5.8% of the adult civilian population (671 individuals).