Jury Pool Profile

Wilkin County, Minnesota

Republican +39 (2024)

Population: 6,413
Median household income: $69,635
Unemployment: 3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 5,938 92.6%
Black or African American alone 14 0.2%
Asian alone 4 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 48 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 179 2.8%
Two or more races 230 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 238 3.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42

Under 18 1,443 22.5%
18–24 487 7.6%
25–44 1,469 22.9%
45–64 1,786 27.8%
65 and over 1,228 19.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.7%; -0.32 pp vs. state
County GDP: $385.5M; 0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay: $56,011
Establishments: 208

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 541 32.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 324 19.7%
Natural resources & mining 201 12.2%
Construction 136 8.3%
Public administration 130 7.9%
Financial activities 102 6.2%
Professional & business services 63 3.8%
Leisure & hospitality 63 3.8%
Other services 57 3.5%
Manufacturing 24 1.5%
Information 3 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 79.7%
Median gross rent: $561
Owner-occupied: 2,144
Renter-occupied: 547

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,343 votes cast

Republican 2,290 68.5%
Democratic 986 29.5%
Other / third-party 67 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 109 1.8%
German 43 0.7%
Slavic languages 11 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%
Other Indo-European 2 0.0%
Chinese 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,691
Family households: 1,626; 60.4% of households
Married w/ children: 1,314
Single-mother households: 164
Veterans: 317; 6.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

54.3% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,817 27.9%
Catholic 1,157 17.8%
Evangelical Protestant 463 7.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 95 1.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.3%
With a disability: 13.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 8th Judicial District Court
Judges: 11 (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: Benson, Breckenridge, Elbow Lake, Glenwood, Granite Falls, Litchfield, Madison, Montevideo, Morris, Olivia, Ortonville, Wheaton, Willmar

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Minnesota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023