Jury Pool Profile
Lee County, Iowa
- County seat
- Fort Madison and Keokuk
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 32,306
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 32,893.
At a glance
Lee County is a 32,306-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,479, $12,144 below the IA state median of $75,623; 21.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 27.0% of covered employment, average pay $83,442/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.65%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 32,893
- Median household income
- $62,382
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 2%.
Lee County has a population of 32,893, with a median age of 43.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.1%; Black residents 2.5%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,479; 21.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 27% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 27.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.65%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.8% in 2024, 58.4% in 2020, 55.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.8% of the adult civilian population (2,270 individuals).