Jury Pool Profile
Humboldt County, Iowa
- County seat
- Dakota City
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,409
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,591.
At a glance
Humboldt County is a 9,409-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,434; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.0% 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 25.6% of covered employment, average pay $56,440/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.98%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,591
- Median household income
- $71,946
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 0%.
Humboldt County has a population of 9,591, with a median age of 42.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.1%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 5.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,434; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 26% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 25.6% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.98%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Humboldt County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.4% in 2024, 71.7% in 2020, 70.8% 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'). 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (474 individuals).