Jury Pool Profile
Wabasha County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Wabasha
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,537
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,565.
At a glance
Wabasha County is a 21,537-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $81,105, $6,015 below the MN state median of $87,120; 26.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.5% of covered employment, average pay $51,707/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, below the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 21,565
- Median household income
- $82,007
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Wabasha County has a population of 21,565, with a median age of 45.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.8%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 3.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,105; 26.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 24% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wabasha County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.2% in 2024, 62.1% in 2020, 59.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (1,206 individuals).