Jury Pool Profile

Carroll County, Iowa

Republican +42 (2024)

Population: 20,677
Median household income: $68,528
Unemployment: 2.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 19,347 93.6%
Black or African American alone 173 0.8%
Asian alone 120 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 66 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 198 1.0%
Two or more races 773 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 660 3.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.8

Under 18 4,986 24.1%
18–24 1,642 7.9%
25–44 4,509 21.8%
45–64 5,207 25.2%
65 and over 4,333 21.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.5%; -0.92 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.8B; 0.69% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,662
Establishments: 968

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 3,071 28.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,935 26.7%
Manufacturing 1,514 13.8%
Leisure & hospitality 797 7.3%
Financial activities 678 6.2%
Public administration 489 4.5%
Construction 405 3.7%
Professional & business services 372 3.4%
Natural resources & mining 309 2.8%
Other services 245 2.2%
Information 111 1.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 75.0%
Median gross rent: $722
Owner-occupied: 6,563
Renter-occupied: 2,187

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 11,120 votes cast

Republican 7,814 70.3%
Democratic 3,153 28.4%
Other / third-party 153 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 291 1.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 29 0.1%
German 27 0.1%
Slavic languages 14 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%
Other 2 0.0%
Other Indo-European 1 0.0%
Tagalog 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 8,750
Family households: 5,297; 60.5% of households
Married w/ children: 4,135
Single-mother households: 599
Veterans: 987; 6.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

82.0% overall adherence rate

Catholic 9,722 46.8%
Evangelical Protestant 4,770 23.0%
Mainline Protestant 2,199 10.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 335 1.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 97.5%
With a disability: 12.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 23.4%

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: 3; 19.12 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023