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Jury Pool Profile

Adair County, Iowa

Republican +45 (2024)
Population
7,471
Median household income
$66,176
Unemployment
2.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 7,091 94.9%
  • Black or African American alone 101 1.4%
  • Asian alone 27 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 27 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 68 0.9%
  • Two or more races 150 2.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 214 2.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.6

  • Under 18 1,715 23.0%
  • 18–24 499 6.7%
  • 25–44 1,690 22.6%
  • 45–64 1,907 25.5%
  • 65 and over 1,660 22.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.7%
-0.76 pp vs. state
County GDP
$662.6M
0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,135
Establishments
332

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 712 23.4%
  • Education & health services 549 18.1%
  • Construction 348 11.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 279 9.2%
  • Professional & business services 148 4.9%
  • Public administration 118 3.9%
  • Financial activities 112 3.7%
  • Other services 95 3.1%
  • Information 15 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.6%
Median gross rent
$730
Owner-occupied
2,399
Renter-occupied
861

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,064 votes cast

  • Republican 2,916 71.8%
  • Democratic 1,086 26.7%
  • Other / third-party 62 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 95 1.4%
  • Other 25 0.4%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,260
Family households
1,858
57.0% of households
Married w/ children
1,547
Single-mother households
93
Veterans
428
7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.8% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 1,330 17.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 631 8.4%
  • Catholic 572 7.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.4%
With a disability
14.3%
Bachelor's or higher
20.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th Judicial District Court
Judges
27 (District Court judges per Judicial Election District (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction). District Associate, Associate Juvenile, and Magistrate judges (limited jurisdiction) are separately allocated and not counted here. Vintage 2026 iowacourts.gov directory; counts cross-checked against Iowa Code § 602.6201.)
Court seats
Adel, Bedford, Chariton, Corning, Corydon, Creston, Des Moines, Greenfield, Guthrie Center, Indianola, Knoxville, Leon, Mount Ayr, Newton, Osceola, Winterset

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Adair County, Iowa to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.