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Jury Pool Profile

Harrison County, Iowa

Republican +42 (2024)
Population
14,645
Median household income
$77,027
Unemployment
2.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 14,088 96.2%
  • Black or African American alone 11 0.1%
  • Asian alone 45 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 11 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 51 0.3%
  • Two or more races 439 3.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 305 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.9

  • Under 18 3,377 23.1%
  • 18–24 1,065 7.3%
  • 25–44 3,262 22.3%
  • 45–64 4,052 27.7%
  • 65 and over 2,889 19.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.9%
-0.58 pp vs. state
County GDP
$674.6M
0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,182
Establishments
472

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,109 27.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 989 24.8%
  • Manufacturing 409 10.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 364 9.1%
  • Public administration 275 6.9%
  • Professional & business services 222 5.6%
  • Construction 163 4.1%
  • Financial activities 148 3.7%
  • Other services 144 3.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 83 2.1%
  • Information 16 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.9%
Median gross rent
$854
Owner-occupied
4,618
Renter-occupied
1,386

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,938 votes cast

  • Republican 5,566 70.1%
  • Democratic 2,245 28.3%
  • Other / third-party 127 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 110 0.8%
  • German 18 0.1%
  • Tagalog 12 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 5 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 3 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 3 0.0%
  • Other 3 0.0%
  • Chinese 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
6,004
Family households
4,170
69.5% of households
Married w/ children
3,511
Single-mother households
225
Veterans
1,047
9.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

40.3% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 2,069 14.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,880 12.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,502 10.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 419 2.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.8%
With a disability
12.2%
Bachelor's or higher
21.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial District Court
Judges
6 (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
Atlantic, Audubon, Clarinda, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Harlan, Logan, Red Oak, Sidney

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
62.12 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Harrison County, Iowa to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.