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Jury Pool Profile

Fayette County, Iowa

Republican +30 (2024)
Population
19,393
Median household income
$58,764
Unemployment
3.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 17,981 92.7%
  • Black or African American alone 162 0.8%
  • Asian alone 134 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 116 0.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 42 0.2%
  • Two or more races 957 4.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 566 2.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.7

  • Under 18 4,145 21.4%
  • 18–24 1,685 8.7%
  • 25–44 4,153 21.4%
  • 45–64 5,119 26.4%
  • 65 and over 4,291 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.9%
+0.41 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.1B
0.4% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,847
Establishments
680

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 2,241 32.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,532 22.0%
  • Manufacturing 907 13.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 452 6.5%
  • Public administration 431 6.2%
  • Construction 394 5.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 266 3.8%
  • Professional & business services 246 3.5%
  • Other services 236 3.4%
  • Financial activities 197 2.8%
  • Information 47 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.0%
Median gross rent
$813
Owner-occupied
6,315
Renter-occupied
1,888

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,817 votes cast

  • Republican 6,325 64.4%
  • Democratic 3,334 34.0%
  • Other / third-party 158 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 327 1.8%
  • German 94 0.5%
  • Chinese 56 0.3%
  • Other Indo-European 21 0.1%
  • Tagalog 8 0.0%
  • Other 6 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 3 0.0%
  • Arabic 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,203
Family households
4,916
59.9% of households
Married w/ children
3,934
Single-mother households
462
Veterans
1,297
8.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

48.1% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 5,080 26.0%
  • Catholic 2,853 14.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,096 5.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 352 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.3%
With a disability
16.4%
Bachelor's or higher
18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
1st Judicial District Court
Judges
14 (District Court judges per Judicial Election District (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction). District Associate, Associate Juvenile, and Magistrate judges (limited jurisdiction) are separately allocated and not counted here. Vintage 2026 iowacourts.gov directory; counts cross-checked against Iowa Code § 602.6201.)
Court seats
Cresco, Decorah, Dubuque, Elkader, Grundy Center, Independence, Manchester, New Hampton, Waterloo, Waukon, West Union

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
13.12 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Fayette County, Iowa to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.