Jury Pool Profile

Washington County, Minnesota

Democratic +9 (2024)

Population: 272,298
Median household income: $114,457
Unemployment: 3.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 217,018 79.7%
Black or African American alone 13,314 4.9%
Asian alone 19,869 7.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 615 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 108 0.0%
Some other race alone 6,038 2.2%
Two or more races 15,336 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13,798 5.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.9

Under 18 65,818 24.2%
18–24 21,095 7.7%
25–44 68,701 25.2%
45–64 72,705 26.7%
65 and over 43,979 16.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.5%; -0.47 pp vs. state
County GDP: $17.1B; 3.36% of state
Avg. annual pay: $60,700
Establishments: 7,011

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 23,542 24.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 21,201 22.2%
Leisure & hospitality 12,371 12.9%
Manufacturing 11,621 12.2%
Professional & business services 8,802 9.2%
Construction 4,983 5.2%
Public administration 3,879 4.1%
Financial activities 3,812 4.0%
Other services 3,750 3.9%
Natural resources & mining 957 1.0%
Information 705 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.2%
Median gross rent: $1,637
Owner-occupied: 83,919
Renter-occupied: 19,492

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 168,743 votes cast

Democratic 90,324 53.5%
Republican 75,271 44.6%
Other / third-party 3,148 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

88.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 8,423 3.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 8,383 3.3%
Other 4,270 1.7%
Other Indo-European 2,574 1.0%
Chinese 1,544 0.6%
Vietnamese 1,264 0.5%
Slavic languages 1,229 0.5%
German 1,097 0.4%
French (incl. Cajun) 1,093 0.4%
Tagalog 221 0.1%
Korean 213 0.1%
Arabic 70 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 103,411
Family households: 73,805; 71.4% of households
Married w/ children: 59,918
Single-mother households: 5,034
Veterans: 11,919; 5.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

44.2% overall adherence rate

Catholic 55,208 20.6%
Mainline Protestant 34,100 12.7%
Evangelical Protestant 23,410 8.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5,377 2.0%
Orthodox 107 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.6%
With a disability: 9.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 48.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 10th Judicial District Court
Judges: 47 (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: Anoka, Buffalo, Cambridge, Center City, Elk River, Mora, Pine City, Stillwater

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 18; 8.72 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 15

NHTSA FARS 2023