Jury Pool Profile
Cherokee County, Iowa
- County seat
- Cherokee
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,369
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,600.
At a glance
Cherokee County is an 11,369-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $82,715, $7,092 above the IA state median of $75,623; 23.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.1% 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 27.7% of covered employment, average pay $44,838/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.33%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,600
- Median household income
- $71,269
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 2%.
Cherokee County has a population of 11,600, with a median age of 44.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.6%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 5.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $82,715; 23.4% 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 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.33%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cherokee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.2% in 2024, 69.0% in 2020, 67.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (728 individuals).