Jury Pool Profile
Hardin County, Iowa
- County seat
- Eldora
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,455
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,639.
At a glance
Hardin County is a 16,455-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,381, $3,242 below the IA state median of $75,623; 21.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.2% 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 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $50,594/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.95%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,639
- Median household income
- $65,069
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 1%.
Hardin County has a population of 16,639, with a median age of 45.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.1%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 5.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,381; 21.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.5% 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 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.95%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hardin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.7% in 2024, 65.1% in 2020, 62.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic. Veterans account for 6.4% of the adult civilian population (860 individuals).