Jury Pool Profile
Watonwan County, Minnesota
- County seat
- St. James
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,459
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,205.
At a glance
Watonwan County is an 11,459-person venue. The county population is 74% White (Census race-alone categories). 30% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 67.7%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $71,892, $15,228 below the MN state median of $87,120; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 24.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 31.4% of covered employment, average pay $52,891/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, above the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,205
- Median household income
- $71,699
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 74% / 0%.
Watonwan County has a population of 11,205, with a median age of 40.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 73.9%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 30.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,892; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 31% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 31.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, above the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Watonwan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.9% in 2024, 59.7% in 2020, 55.7% 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'). 24.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
24.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.4% of the adult civilian population (525 individuals).