Jury Pool Profile

Franklin County, Iowa

Republican +42 (2024)

Population: 9,977
Median household income: $63,648
Unemployment: 3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 8,679 87.0%
Black or African American alone 59 0.6%
Asian alone 19 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 24 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 305 3.1%
Two or more races 891 8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,609 16.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.9

Under 18 2,439 24.4%
18–24 726 7.3%
25–44 2,051 20.6%
45–64 2,627 26.3%
65 and over 2,134 21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.6%; +0.1 pp vs. state
County GDP: $789.8M; 0.3% of state
Avg. annual pay: $53,225
Establishments: 364

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 1,028 25.8%
Education & health services 803 20.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 623 15.6%
Professional & business services 320 8.0%
Construction 260 6.5%
Natural resources & mining 244 6.1%
Leisure & hospitality 218 5.5%
Public administration 215 5.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.5%
Median gross rent: $649
Owner-occupied: 2,961
Renter-occupied: 1,123

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,885 votes cast

Republican 3,431 70.2%
Democratic 1,393 28.5%
Other / third-party 61 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

85.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,165 12.5%
Slavic languages 92 1.0%
Other Indo-European 60 0.6%
German 52 0.6%
Other Asian/Pacific 21 0.2%
Arabic 6 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,084
Family households: 2,622; 64.2% of households
Married w/ children: 2,138
Single-mother households: 234
Veterans: 576; 7.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

55.9% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 3,292 32.9%
Evangelical Protestant 1,170 11.7%
Catholic 925 9.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 209 2.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 89.3%
With a disability: 11.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 2nd Judicial District Court
Judges: 16 (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: Allison, Boone, Carroll, Charles City, Clarion, Dakota City, Eldora, Forest City, Fort Dodge, Garner, Hampton, Jefferson, Marshalltown, Mason City, Nevada, Northwood, Osage, Pocahontas, Rockwell City, Sac City, Waverly, Webster City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 39.8 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023