Jury Pool Profile
Madison County, Iowa
- County seat
- Winterset
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,270
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,926.
At a glance
Madison County is a 17,270-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $90,539, $14,916 above the IA state median of $75,623; 27.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.9% 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 24.5% of covered employment, average pay $48,176/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.99%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,926
- Median household income
- $90,855
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Madison County has a population of 16,926, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.1%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $90,539; 27.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.4% 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 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.99%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Madison County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.7% in 2024, 66.2% in 2020, 62.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (863 individuals).