Jury Pool Profile
Butler County, Iowa
- County seat
- Allison
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,049
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,268.
At a glance
Butler County is a 14,049-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,322, $1,699 above the IA state median of $75,623; 21.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 27.4% of covered employment, average pay $68,826/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,268
- Median household income
- $73,715
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Butler County has a population of 14,268, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.0%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,322; 21.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 1,010 jobs; Education & health services, about 920, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 27.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Butler County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.1% in 2024, 68.4% in 2020, 66.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (767 individuals).