Jury Pool Profile
Ida County, Iowa
- County seat
- Ida Grove
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,777
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,911.
At a glance
Ida County is a 6,777-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,456, $3,167 below the IA state median of $75,623; 21.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 41.1% of covered employment, average pay $77,016/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.65%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,911
- Median household income
- $63,073
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Ida County has a population of 6,911, with a median age of 42.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.5%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,456; 21.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 41% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 41.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.65%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ida County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.1% in 2024, 74.8% in 2020, 74.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (381 individuals).