Jury Pool Profile
Franklin County, Iowa
- County seat
- Hampton
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,868
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,956.
At a glance
Franklin County is a 9,868-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). 16% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $71,711, $3,912 below the IA state median of $75,623; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 25.2% of covered employment, average pay $67,059/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.27%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,956
- Median household income
- $59,894
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 1%.
Franklin County has a population of 9,956, with a median age of 42.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.7%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 16.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,711; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 980 jobs; Education & health services, about 830, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 25.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.27%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Franklin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.2% in 2024, 66.7% in 2020, 64.2% 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'). 15.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (514 individuals).