Jury Pool Profile
Grundy County, Iowa
- County seat
- Grundy Center
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,361
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,384.
At a glance
Grundy County is a 12,361-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $84,203, $8,580 above the IA state median of $75,623; 27.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% 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 28.0% of covered employment, average pay $49,054/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.95%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,384
- Median household income
- $87,205
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Grundy County has a population of 12,384, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.1%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $84,203; 27.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.95%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Grundy County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.1% in 2024, 67.7% in 2020, 66.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% 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 5.9% of the adult civilian population (558 individuals).