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Jury Pool Profile

Jackson County, Iowa

Republican +32 (2024)
Population
19,429
Median household income
$71,605
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 18,640 95.9%
  • Black or African American alone 149 0.8%
  • Asian alone 83 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 38 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 38 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 92 0.5%
  • Two or more races 389 2.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 288 1.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.2

  • Under 18 4,313 22.2%
  • 18–24 1,334 6.9%
  • 25–44 4,152 21.4%
  • 45–64 5,411 27.9%
  • 65 and over 4,219 21.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
+0.75 pp vs. state
County GDP
$906.7M
0.34% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,236
Establishments
674

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,660 28.3%
  • Education & health services 1,443 24.6%
  • Manufacturing 877 14.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 518 8.8%
  • Construction 260 4.4%
  • Financial activities 251 4.3%
  • Public administration 239 4.1%
  • Professional & business services 201 3.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 136 2.3%
  • Other services 136 2.3%
  • Information 69 1.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.6%
Median gross rent
$800
Owner-occupied
6,523
Renter-occupied
1,780

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,782 votes cast

  • Republican 7,074 65.6%
  • Democratic 3,567 33.1%
  • Other / third-party 141 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 246 1.3%
  • German 143 0.8%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 49 0.3%
  • Vietnamese 18 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 14 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 5 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,303
Family households
5,526
66.6% of households
Married w/ children
4,693
Single-mother households
280
Veterans
1,153
7.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.4% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 5,509 28.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 4,036 20.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 502 2.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 163 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.6%
With a disability
12.3%
Bachelor's or higher
18.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial District Court
Judges
12 (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
Clinton, Davenport, Maquoketa, Muscatine, Tipton

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
6.62 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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