Jury Pool Profile
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
- County seat
- Mason City
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 42,372
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 42,632.
At a glance
Cerro Gordo County is a 42,372-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,937, $1,686 below the IA state median of $75,623; 24.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.0% of covered employment, average pay $63,971/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.22%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 55% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 42,632
- Median household income
- $68,189
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 2%.
Cerro Gordo County has a population of 42,632, with a median age of 44.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.7%; Black residents 2.3%. Independently, 5.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,937; 24.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.4% 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 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.22%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cerro Gordo County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.0% in 2024, 52.3% in 2020, 51.2% 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'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (2,669 individuals).