Jury Pool Profile
Crawford County, Iowa
- County seat
- Denison
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,237
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,277.
At a glance
Crawford County is a 16,237-person venue. The county population is 66% White (Census race-alone categories). 31% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $70,773, $4,850 below the IA state median of $75,623; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 27.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (2.2%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 28.6% of covered employment, average pay $66,035/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.29%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,277
- Median household income
- $67,027
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 66% / 1%.
Crawford County has a population of 16,277, with a median age of 37.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 66.4%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 30.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,773; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 1,850 jobs; Education & health services, about 1,570, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 28.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.29%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Crawford County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.3% in 2024, 67.9% in 2020, 67.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 27.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
27.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (808 individuals).