Jury Pool Profile
Hancock County, Iowa
- County seat
- Garner
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,528
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,671.
At a glance
Hancock County is a 10,528-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,667, $7,956 below the IA state median of $75,623; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 44.3% of covered employment, average pay $67,070/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.06%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,671
- Median household income
- $70,601
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Hancock County has a population of 10,671, with a median age of 44.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.4%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 6.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,667; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 44% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 44.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.06%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hancock County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.1% in 2024, 71.1% in 2020, 68.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (638 individuals).