Jury Pool Profile
Decatur County, Iowa
- County seat
- Leon
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,655
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,759.
At a glance
Decatur County is a 7,655-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,186, $19,437 below the IA state median of $75,623; 23.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 41.2% of covered employment, average pay $43,457/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.02%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,759
- Median household income
- $59,044
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Decatur County has a population of 7,759, with a median age of 36.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.8%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,186; 23.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.1% 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 41% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 41.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.02%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Decatur County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.7% in 2024, 68.7% in 2020, 62.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Korean. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (360 individuals).