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Jury Pool Profile

Humboldt County, Iowa

Republican +50 (2024)
Population
9,573
Median household income
$66,994
Unemployment
3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 8,793 91.9%
  • Black or African American alone 32 0.3%
  • Asian alone 73 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 21 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 75 0.8%
  • Some other race alone 60 0.6%
  • Two or more races 519 5.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 492 5.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.8

  • Under 18 2,266 23.7%
  • 18–24 658 6.9%
  • 25–44 2,239 23.4%
  • 45–64 2,360 24.7%
  • 65 and over 2,050 21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.2%
-0.25 pp vs. state
County GDP
$598.2M
0.23% of state
Avg. annual pay
$52,721
Establishments
367

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 964 25.3%
  • Manufacturing 874 22.9%
  • Education & health services 733 19.2%
  • Construction 271 7.1%
  • Professional & business services 253 6.6%
  • Public administration 175 4.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 171 4.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 151 4.0%
  • Financial activities 115 3.0%
  • Other services 50 1.3%
  • Information 36 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.0%
Median gross rent
$731
Owner-occupied
3,177
Renter-occupied
1,059

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,067 votes cast

  • Republican 3,770 74.4%
  • Democratic 1,236 24.4%
  • Other / third-party 61 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 346 3.8%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 67 0.7%
  • Other Indo-European 24 0.3%
  • German 8 0.1%
  • Tagalog 8 0.1%
  • Chinese 5 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 4 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,236
Family households
2,683
63.3% of households
Married w/ children
1,904
Single-mother households
359
Veterans
525
7.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

56.1% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 2,558 26.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,461 15.2%
  • Catholic 1,364 14.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.0%
With a disability
14.7%
Bachelor's or higher
19.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
13.69 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Humboldt 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.