Jury Pool Profile
Louisa County, Iowa
- County seat
- Wapello
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,416
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,678.
At a glance
Louisa County is a 10,416-person venue. The county population is 79% White (Census race-alone categories). 16% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $72,753, $2,870 below the IA state median of $75,623; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (1.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 10.6% of covered employment, average pay $51,140/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,678
- Median household income
- $77,354
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 1%.
Louisa County has a population of 10,678, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.9%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 16.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,753; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Manufacturing, about 42% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 10.6% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 8.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Louisa County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.8% in 2024, 65.6% in 2020, 61.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 15.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (620 individuals).