Jury Pool Profile

Hardin County, Iowa

Republican +38 (2024)

Population: 16,729
Median household income: $64,906
Unemployment: 3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 15,402 92.1%
Black or African American alone 168 1.0%
Asian alone 166 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 154 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 320 1.9%
Two or more races 519 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 848 5.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.2

Under 18 3,217 19.2%
18–24 1,300 7.8%
25–44 3,814 22.8%
45–64 4,544 27.2%
65 and over 3,854 23.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.2%; -0.24 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.1B; 0.43% of state
Avg. annual pay: $54,065
Establishments: 650

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,523 23.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,414 21.8%
Construction 554 8.5%
Professional & business services 466 7.2%
Manufacturing 448 6.9%
Public administration 446 6.9%
Natural resources & mining 441 6.8%
Leisure & hospitality 419 6.5%
Financial activities 286 4.4%
Other services 149 2.3%
Information 93 1.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.3%
Median gross rent: $814
Owner-occupied: 5,139
Renter-occupied: 1,871

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,434 votes cast

Republican 5,790 68.7%
Democratic 2,553 30.3%
Other / third-party 91 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 548 3.4%
Vietnamese 50 0.3%
Tagalog 38 0.2%
Arabic 35 0.2%
Slavic languages 30 0.2%
Korean 24 0.2%
German 15 0.1%
Chinese 10 0.1%
Other Indo-European 5 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,010
Family households: 4,345; 62.0% of households
Married w/ children: 3,609
Single-mother households: 308
Veterans: 966; 7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.5% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 4,724 28.0%
Evangelical Protestant 2,687 15.9%
Catholic 634 3.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 309 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.1%
With a disability: 14.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.2%

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: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023