Jury Pool Profile
Chickasaw County, Iowa
- County seat
- New Hampton
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,663
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,807.
At a glance
Chickasaw County is an 11,663-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $82,840, $7,217 above the IA state median of $75,623; 21.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 28.1% of covered employment, average pay $66,174/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.69%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,807
- Median household income
- $75,675
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Chickasaw County has a population of 11,807, with a median age of 43.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.5%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 4.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $82,840; 21.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 28% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 28.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.69%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Chickasaw County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.0% in 2024, 65.0% in 2020, 58.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.5% 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 5.7% of the adult civilian population (514 individuals).