Jury Pool Profile
Wilkin County, Minnesota
- County seat
- Breckenridge
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,288
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,371.
At a glance
Wilkin County is a 6,288-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $80,591, $6,529 below the MN state median of $87,120; 23.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% 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 32.1% of covered employment, average pay $50,753/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.91%, below the 4.31% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,371
- Median household income
- $71,410
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Wilkin County has a population of 6,371, with a median age of 42.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.1%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 4.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,591; 23.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.5% 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 32.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.91%, below the Minnesota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wilkin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.5% in 2024, 67.9% in 2020, 64.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.7% of the adult civilian population (282 individuals).