Jury Pool Profile
Iowa County, Iowa
- County seat
- Marengo
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,504
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,507.
At a glance
Iowa County is a 16,504-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $78,465, $2,842 above the IA state median of $75,623; 24.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 34.2% of covered employment, average pay $55,393/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.68%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,507
- Median household income
- $71,223
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Iowa County has a population of 16,507, with a median age of 42.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.1%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 3.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,465; 24.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 34% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 34.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.68%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Iowa County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.1% in 2024, 61.7% in 2020, 59.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (1,086 individuals).