Jury Pool Profile
Floyd County, Iowa
- County seat
- Charles City
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,901
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,328.
At a glance
Floyd County is a 14,901-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,848, $3,775 below the IA state median of $75,623; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.8% of covered employment, average pay $49,367/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.51%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,328
- Median household income
- $68,557
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Floyd County has a population of 15,328, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.0%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,848; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,383 jobs; Manufacturing, 1,372, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.8% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 24.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.51%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Floyd County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.2% in 2024, 58.9% in 2020, 54.7% 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'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.4% of the adult civilian population (1,116 individuals).