Jury Pool Profile
Boone County, Iowa
- County seat
- Boone
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 26,799
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 26,668.
At a glance
Boone County is a 26,799-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $80,986, $5,363 above the IA state median of $75,623; 28.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% 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 26.4% of covered employment, average pay $47,651/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.75%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 53% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 26,668
- Median household income
- $83,531
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Boone County has a population of 26,668, with a median age of 42.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.1%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,986; 28.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.2% 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 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.75%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Boone County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.9% in 2024, 56.7% in 2020, 53.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (1,218 individuals).