Jury Pool Profile
Fayette County, Iowa
- County seat
- West Union
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,047
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,288.
At a glance
Fayette County is a 19,047-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,625, $11,998 below the IA state median of $75,623; 20.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 22.1% of covered employment, average pay $52,420/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.47%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,288
- Median household income
- $60,165
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Fayette County has a population of 19,288, with a median age of 43.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.2%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,625; 20.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 22.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.47%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Fayette County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.4% in 2024, 60.3% in 2020, 57.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (1,263 individuals).