Jury Pool Profile

Hamilton County, Iowa

Republican +33 (2024)

Population: 14,893
Median household income: $71,750
Unemployment: 2.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 13,023 87.4%
Black or African American alone 181 1.2%
Asian alone 285 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 40 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 27 0.2%
Some other race alone 380 2.6%
Two or more races 957 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,438 9.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.2

Under 18 3,486 23.4%
18–24 947 6.4%
25–44 3,556 23.9%
45–64 3,738 25.1%
65 and over 3,166 21.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.8%; -0.65 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.1B; 0.42% of state
Avg. annual pay: $52,922
Establishments: 487

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 1,448 25.0%
Education & health services 1,312 22.6%
Manufacturing 837 14.4%
Natural resources & mining 560 9.7%
Public administration 372 6.4%
Construction 303 5.2%
Leisure & hospitality 300 5.2%
Professional & business services 246 4.2%
Financial activities 214 3.7%
Other services 83 1.4%
Information 67 1.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.8%
Median gross rent: $853
Owner-occupied: 4,659
Renter-occupied: 1,658

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,573 votes cast

Republican 5,004 66.1%
Democratic 2,482 32.8%
Other / third-party 87 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

89.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,200 8.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 99 0.7%
German 77 0.5%
Tagalog 35 0.2%
Other 13 0.1%
Chinese 7 0.0%
Other Indo-European 5 0.0%
Slavic languages 4 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 6,317
Family households: 3,855; 61.0% of households
Married w/ children: 3,166
Single-mother households: 217
Veterans: 903; 7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.7% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 3,819 25.4%
Evangelical Protestant 2,605 17.3%
Catholic 1,050 7.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.7%
With a disability: 13.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.0%

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: 2; 17.53 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023