Jury Pool Profile

Hancock County, Iowa

Republican +47 (2024)

Population: 10,718
Median household income: $70,212
Unemployment: 3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 10,045 93.7%
Black or African American alone 94 0.9%
Asian alone 69 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 12 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 196 1.8%
Two or more races 302 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 620 5.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.6

Under 18 2,281 21.3%
18–24 747 7.0%
25–44 2,403 22.4%
45–64 2,728 25.5%
65 and over 2,559 23.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.2%; -0.24 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.2B; 0.45% of state
Avg. annual pay: $59,900
Establishments: 379

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 2,877 48.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 897 15.0%
Education & health services 846 14.1%
Natural resources & mining 278 4.6%
Professional & business services 222 3.7%
Public administration 211 3.5%
Construction 182 3.0%
Other services 165 2.8%
Leisure & hospitality 158 2.6%
Financial activities 89 1.5%
Information 26 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 82.0%
Median gross rent: $784
Owner-occupied: 3,782
Renter-occupied: 832

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,933 votes cast

Republican 4,336 73.1%
Democratic 1,523 25.7%
Other / third-party 74 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 302 3.0%
German 42 0.4%
Vietnamese 22 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 22 0.2%
Slavic languages 15 0.1%
Other 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,614
Family households: 3,153; 68.3% of households
Married w/ children: 2,677
Single-mother households: 180
Veterans: 648; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

64.0% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 3,129 29.0%
Evangelical Protestant 2,346 21.7%
Catholic 1,431 13.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.3%
With a disability: 13.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.4%

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: 1; 11.85 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023