Jury Pool Profile
Jones County, Iowa
- County seat
- Anamosa
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,253
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,896.
At a glance
Jones County is a 21,253-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $76,093; 22.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.4% of covered employment, average pay $44,717/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.63%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,896
- Median household income
- $73,531
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 2%.
Jones County has a population of 20,896, with a median age of 42.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.9%; Black residents 2.5%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,093; 22.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 23% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.63%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jones County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.3% in 2024, 59.8% in 2020, 57.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (1,418 individuals).