Jury Pool Profile

Watonwan County, Minnesota

Republican +28 (2024)

Population: 11,169
Median household income: $70,593
Unemployment: 4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 8,808 78.9%
Black or African American alone 1 0.0%
Asian alone 38 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 53 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,148 10.3%
Two or more races 1,121 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,253 29.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.6

Under 18 2,857 25.6%
18–24 835 7.5%
25–44 2,458 22.0%
45–64 2,764 24.7%
65 and over 2,255 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.1%; +0.09 pp vs. state
County GDP: $610.8M; 0.12% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,323
Establishments: 343

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 1,419 31.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 857 19.0%
Education & health services 774 17.2%
Public administration 334 7.4%
Construction 275 6.1%
Leisure & hospitality 260 5.8%
Professional & business services 187 4.1%
Financial activities 167 3.7%
Other services 113 2.5%
Natural resources & mining 72 1.6%
Information 51 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.2%
Median gross rent: $807
Owner-occupied: 3,373
Renter-occupied: 941

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,910 votes cast

Republican 3,087 62.9%
Democratic 1,723 35.1%
Other / third-party 100 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

76.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 2,356 22.8%
Other Asian/Pacific 27 0.3%
German 25 0.2%
Slavic languages 7 0.1%
Tagalog 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,314
Family households: 2,964; 68.7% of households
Married w/ children: 2,293
Single-mother households: 302
Veterans: 525; 6.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

73.7% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 3,566 31.7%
Catholic 2,821 25.1%
Evangelical Protestant 1,777 15.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 124 1.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.0%
With a disability: 11.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 5th Judicial District Court
Judges: 19 (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: Blue Earth, Fairmont, Ivanhoe, Jackson, Luverne, Mankato, Marshall, New Ulm, Pipestone, Redwood Falls, Slayton, St. James, St. Peter, Windom, Worthington

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 24.06 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023