Jury Pool Profile
Clayton County, Iowa
- County seat
- Elkader
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,845
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,013.
At a glance
Clayton County is a 16,845-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,983, $2,360 above the IA state median of $75,623; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.7% 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 27.8% of covered employment, average pay $49,887/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,013
- Median household income
- $67,242
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Clayton County has a population of 17,013, with a median age of 46.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.0%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,983; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.7% 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 27.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Clayton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.7% in 2024, 63.6% in 2020, 58.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (1,087 individuals).