Jury Pool Profile
Guthrie County, Iowa
- County seat
- Guthrie Center
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,782
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,688.
At a glance
Guthrie County is a 10,782-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,047; 25.0% 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 32.7% of covered employment, average pay $53,778/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.13%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,688
- Median household income
- $77,711
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Guthrie County has a population of 10,688, with a median age of 46.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.9%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,047; 25.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.8% 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 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.13%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Guthrie County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.3% in 2024, 67.1% in 2020, 63.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% 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, Korean, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (594 individuals).