Jury Pool Profile
Clinton County, Iowa
- County seat
- Clinton
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 46,002
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 46,268.
At a glance
Clinton County is a 46,002-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $70,546, $5,077 below the IA state median of $75,623; 22.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Manufacturing, at 24.2% of covered employment, average pay $80,663/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.17%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 46,268
- Median household income
- $66,981
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 3%.
Clinton County has a population of 46,268, with a median age of 42.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.5%; Black residents 3.1%. Independently, 3.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,546; 22.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Education & health services about 4,620, Manufacturing about 4,580.
Manufacturing is the largest published sector at 24.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.17%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Clinton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.6% in 2024, 54.1% in 2020, 49.5% 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'). 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (2,936 individuals).