Jury Pool Profile

Wadena County, Minnesota

Republican +51 (2024)

Population: 14,135
Median household income: $56,882
Unemployment: 6.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 12,904 91.3%
Black or African American alone 102 0.7%
Asian alone 67 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 45 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 14 0.1%
Two or more races 1,003 7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 324 2.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.1

Under 18 3,677 26.0%
18–24 991 7.0%
25–44 3,091 21.9%
45–64 3,540 25.0%
65 and over 2,836 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.1%; +2.11 pp vs. state
County GDP: $744.5M; 0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,358
Establishments: 451

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 2,183 38.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,451 25.7%
Manufacturing 447 7.9%
Leisure & hospitality 412 7.3%
Public administration 324 5.7%
Construction 282 5.0%
Other services 183 3.2%
Financial activities 149 2.6%
Professional & business services 119 2.1%
Information 67 1.2%
Natural resources & mining 34 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.5%
Median gross rent: $706
Owner-occupied: 4,270
Renter-occupied: 1,619

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,024 votes cast

Republican 6,028 75.1%
Democratic 1,898 23.7%
Other / third-party 98 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.0% speak only English at home

Other 174 1.3%
German 88 0.7%
Spanish 83 0.6%
Other Indo-European 15 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 14 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 11 0.1%
Tagalog 9 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,889
Family households: 3,781; 64.2% of households
Married w/ children: 2,745
Single-mother households: 414
Veterans: 841; 8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

55.3% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 3,789 26.9%
Mainline Protestant 1,950 13.9%
Catholic 1,722 12.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 319 2.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.3%
With a disability: 15.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 7th Judicial District Court
Judges: 29 (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: Alexandria, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Foley, Little Falls, Long Prairie, Milaca, Moorhead, St. Cloud, Wadena

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 9.56 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023