Jury Pool Profile
Henry County, Iowa
- County seat
- Mount Pleasant
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,349
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,004.
At a glance
Henry County is a 19,349-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $69,313, $6,310 below the IA state median of $75,623; 23.0% 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 Trade, transportation & utilities, at 27.8% of covered employment, average pay $53,420/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,004
- Median household income
- $67,436
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 3%.
Henry County has a population of 20,004, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.2%; Black residents 2.5%. Independently, 5.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,313; 23.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 2,310 jobs; Education & health services, about 1,930, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.8% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 21.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, 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.
Henry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.3% in 2024, 65.2% in 2020, 62.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% 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, Vietnamese, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (1,112 individuals).