Jury Pool Profile
Adair County, Iowa
- County seat
- Greenfield
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,403
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,460.
At a glance
Adair County is a 7,403-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,642, $1,981 below the IA state median of $75,623; 19.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.2% of covered employment, average pay $48,531/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.22%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,460
- Median household income
- $68,092
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 2%.
Adair County has a population of 7,460, with a median age of 42.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.4%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,642; 19.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 710 jobs; Education & health services, about 610, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 21.2% of covered employment, followed by Construction at 18.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.22%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Adair County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.8% in 2024, 69.8% in 2020, 65.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (388 individuals).