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Jury Pool Profile

Cass County, Iowa

Republican +41 (2024)
Population
13,115
Median household income
$61,657
Unemployment
3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 12,606 96.1%
  • Black or African American alone 112 0.9%
  • Asian alone 45 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 15 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 44 0.3%
  • Some other race alone 66 0.5%
  • Two or more races 227 1.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 341 2.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44

  • Under 18 3,090 23.6%
  • 18–24 821 6.3%
  • 25–44 2,818 21.5%
  • 45–64 3,342 25.5%
  • 65 and over 3,044 23.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.3%
-0.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$990.9M
0.37% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,005
Establishments
541

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,650 28.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,359 23.2%
  • Manufacturing 613 10.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 382 6.5%
  • Public administration 374 6.4%
  • Professional & business services 316 5.4%
  • Construction 314 5.4%
  • Other services 308 5.3%
  • Financial activities 282 4.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 163 2.8%
  • Information 83 1.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
72.3%
Median gross rent
$769
Owner-occupied
4,184
Renter-occupied
1,605

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,195 votes cast

  • Republican 5,007 69.6%
  • Democratic 2,077 28.9%
  • Other / third-party 111 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 156 1.3%
  • Other Indo-European 18 0.1%
  • Arabic 8 0.1%
  • German 7 0.1%
  • Chinese 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,789
Family households
3,477
60.1% of households
Married w/ children
2,820
Single-mother households
437
Veterans
660
6.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.6% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 3,238 24.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,641 12.5%
  • Catholic 1,416 10.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 210 1.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.8%
With a disability
14.6%
Bachelor's or higher
21.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial District Court
Judges
6 (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
Atlantic, Audubon, Clarinda, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Harlan, Logan, Red Oak, Sidney

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
49.88 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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