Jury Pool Profile
Cass County, Iowa
- County seat
- Atlantic
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,960
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,096.
At a glance
Cass County is a 12,960-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,671, $11,952 below the IA state median of $75,623; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.4% of covered employment, average pay $53,688/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.0%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,096
- Median household income
- $63,013
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Cass County has a population of 13,096, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.6%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,671; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.0%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cass County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.6% in 2024, 68.3% in 2020, 67.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.4% of the adult civilian population (640 individuals).