Jury Pool Profile
Lyon County, Iowa
- County seat
- Rock Rapids
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,354
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,162.
At a glance
Lyon County is a 12,354-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $85,185, $9,562 above the IA state median of $75,623; 20.4% 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 published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 15.5% of covered employment, average pay $46,183/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.4%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,162
- Median household income
- $76,746
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Lyon County has a population of 12,162, with a median age of 38.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.7%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $85,185; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.3% 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: Education & health services, about 20% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 15.5% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 15.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.4%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lyon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.5% in 2024, 83.2% in 2020, 81.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% 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, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.7% of the adult civilian population (500 individuals).