Jury Pool Profile
Waseca County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Waseca
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,688
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,885.
At a glance
Waseca County is an 18,688-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $79,832, $7,288 below the MN state median of $87,120; 21.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.9% of covered employment, average pay $46,291/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.02%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 18,885
- Median household income
- $76,261
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 1%.
Waseca County has a population of 18,885, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.4%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 7.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $79,832; 21.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.02%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Waseca County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.3% in 2024, 63.8% in 2020, 62.3% 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'). 5.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (851 individuals).