Jury Pool Profile

Boone County, Iowa

Republican +22 (2024)

Population: 26,669
Median household income: $79,741
Unemployment: 3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 25,174 94.4%
Black or African American alone 340 1.3%
Asian alone 46 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 12 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 209 0.8%
Two or more races 888 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 754 2.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.2

Under 18 5,581 20.9%
18–24 1,986 7.4%
25–44 6,804 25.5%
45–64 7,064 26.5%
65 and over 5,234 19.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.0%; -0.42 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.3B; 0.49% of state
Avg. annual pay: $53,922
Establishments: 749

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 2,279 25.5%
Education & health services 2,224 24.9%
Leisure & hospitality 723 8.1%
Professional & business services 680 7.6%
Construction 652 7.3%
Manufacturing 483 5.4%
Public administration 362 4.1%
Financial activities 296 3.3%
Natural resources & mining 218 2.4%
Other services 184 2.1%
Information 166 1.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.1%
Median gross rent: $826
Owner-occupied: 8,863
Renter-occupied: 2,072

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,346 votes cast

Republican 9,199 59.9%
Democratic 5,895 38.4%
Other / third-party 252 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 351 1.4%
Slavic languages 88 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 37 0.1%
German 28 0.1%
Chinese 14 0.1%
Other Indo-European 11 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 10,935
Family households: 7,190; 65.8% of households
Married w/ children: 5,900
Single-mother households: 376
Veterans: 1,320; 6.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.2% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 5,291 19.8%
Evangelical Protestant 3,198 12.0%
Catholic 3,197 12.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 664 2.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.3%
With a disability: 12.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 28.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 2nd Judicial District Court
Judges: 16 (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: Allison, Boone, Carroll, Charles City, Clarion, Dakota City, Eldora, Forest City, Fort Dodge, Garner, Hampton, Jefferson, Marshalltown, Mason City, Nevada, Northwood, Osage, Pocahontas, Rockwell City, Sac City, Waverly, Webster City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 7; 33.19 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023