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Jury Pool Profile

Bremer County, Iowa

Republican +22 (2024)
Population
25,118
Median household income
$83,343
Unemployment
3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 23,406 93.2%
  • Black or African American alone 283 1.1%
  • Asian alone 255 1.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 18 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 3 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 289 1.2%
  • Two or more races 864 3.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 502 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.6

  • Under 18 5,677 22.6%
  • 18–24 2,865 11.4%
  • 25–44 5,879 23.4%
  • 45–64 5,796 23.1%
  • 65 and over 4,901 19.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.3%
-0.14 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.6B
0.59% of state
Avg. annual pay
$52,555
Establishments
749

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 3,393 35.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,587 16.4%
  • Manufacturing 1,325 13.7%
  • Financial activities 995 10.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 674 7.0%
  • Construction 447 4.6%
  • Public administration 439 4.5%
  • Professional & business services 390 4.0%
  • Other services 181 1.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 142 1.5%
  • Information 54 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
80.8%
Median gross rent
$844
Owner-occupied
7,832
Renter-occupied
1,861

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 14,556 votes cast

  • Republican 8,799 60.4%
  • Democratic 5,571 38.3%
  • Other / third-party 186 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 288 1.2%
  • German 117 0.5%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 63 0.3%
  • Other Indo-European 34 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 22 0.1%
  • Other 20 0.1%
  • Chinese 18 0.1%
  • Tagalog 18 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 15 0.1%
  • Arabic 7 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 6 0.0%
  • Korean 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,693
Family households
6,494
67.0% of households
Married w/ children
5,340
Single-mother households
442
Veterans
1,253
6.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.6% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 8,489 34.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 3,898 15.6%
  • Catholic 2,751 11.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 12 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
97.8%
With a disability
11.8%
Bachelor's or higher
35.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
5.14 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Bremer 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.