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Jury Pool Profile

Wabasha County, Minnesota

Republican +28 (2024)
Population
21,519
Median household income
$80,133
Unemployment
3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 20,523 95.4%
  • Black or African American alone 80 0.4%
  • Asian alone 132 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 69 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 32 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 92 0.4%
  • Two or more races 591 2.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 712 3.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.8

  • Under 18 4,746 22.1%
  • 18–24 1,313 6.1%
  • 25–44 4,737 22.0%
  • 45–64 5,825 27.1%
  • 65 and over 4,898 22.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.6%
-0.37 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.1B
0.22% of state
Avg. annual pay
$47,637
Establishments
608

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,537 23.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,320 20.1%
  • Manufacturing 1,266 19.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 698 10.6%
  • Public administration 548 8.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 367 5.6%
  • Professional & business services 275 4.2%
  • Construction 186 2.8%
  • Financial activities 172 2.6%
  • Other services 154 2.3%
  • Information 44 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
81.6%
Median gross rent
$798
Owner-occupied
7,450
Renter-occupied
1,679

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 13,481 votes cast

  • Republican 8,523 63.2%
  • Democratic 4,721 35.0%
  • Other / third-party 237 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 505 2.5%
  • German 94 0.5%
  • Other 74 0.4%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 45 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 32 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 15 0.1%
  • Arabic 7 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%
  • Tagalog 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,129
Family households
6,245
68.4% of households
Married w/ children
5,276
Single-mother households
337
Veterans
1,234
7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

70.8% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 7,842 36.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 3,905 18.3%
  • Evangelical Protestant 3,390 15.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.1%
With a disability
11.9%
Bachelor's or higher
26.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Judicial District Court
Judges
23 (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
Albert Lea, Austin, Caledonia, Faribault, Mantorville, Owatonna, Preston, Rochester, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
17.89 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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