Jury Pool Profile

Calhoun County, Iowa

Republican +47 (2024)

Population: 9,858
Median household income: $66,875
Unemployment: 3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 9,118 92.5%
Black or African American alone 149 1.5%
Asian alone 22 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 12 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 83 0.8%
Two or more races 474 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 251 2.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.7

Under 18 2,152 21.8%
18–24 644 6.5%
25–44 2,382 24.2%
45–64 2,385 24.2%
65 and over 2,295 23.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.2%; -0.27 pp vs. state
County GDP: $559.9M; 0.21% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,076
Establishments: 325

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,023 36.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 761 27.3%
Leisure & hospitality 146 5.2%
Construction 122 4.4%
Financial activities 122 4.4%
Public administration 119 4.3%
Professional & business services 78 2.8%
Manufacturing 74 2.7%
Natural resources & mining 68 2.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 80.9%
Median gross rent: $690
Owner-occupied: 3,144
Renter-occupied: 742

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,093 votes cast

Republican 3,708 72.8%
Democratic 1,328 26.1%
Other / third-party 57 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 117 1.3%
German 31 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 20 0.2%
Other Indo-European 5 0.1%
Tagalog 4 0.0%
Slavic languages 3 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 3 0.0%
Chinese 1 0.0%
Vietnamese 1 0.0%
Arabic 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,886
Family households: 2,436; 62.7% of households
Married w/ children: 2,010
Single-mother households: 189
Veterans: 574; 7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

57.9% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 2,979 30.0%
Catholic 1,605 16.2%
Evangelical Protestant 1,101 11.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 66 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 97.0%
With a disability: 15.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.5%

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: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023