Jury Pool Profile

Marshall County, Iowa

Republican +16 (2024)

Population: 39,971
Median household income: $72,785
Unemployment: 6.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 29,835 74.6%
Black or African American alone 777 1.9%
Asian alone 1,738 4.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 468 1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 2,564 6.4%
Two or more races 4,589 11.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9,518 23.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.7

Under 18 10,127 25.3%
18–24 3,323 8.3%
25–44 9,342 23.4%
45–64 9,801 24.5%
65 and over 7,378 18.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.6%; +3.09 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.3B; 0.87% of state
Avg. annual pay: $55,625
Establishments: 1,026

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 4,201 26.2%
Education & health services 3,458 21.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,835 17.7%
Leisure & hospitality 1,340 8.4%
Professional & business services 965 6.0%
Public administration 627 3.9%
Financial activities 460 2.9%
Other services 452 2.8%
Construction 449 2.8%
Natural resources & mining 339 2.1%
Information 123 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.3%
Median gross rent: $860
Owner-occupied: 11,400
Renter-occupied: 4,146

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 17,217 votes cast

Republican 9,815 57.0%
Democratic 7,134 41.4%
Other / third-party 268 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

76.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 7,140 19.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 1,241 3.3%
Vietnamese 183 0.5%
French (incl. Cajun) 170 0.5%
Arabic 79 0.2%
Chinese 44 0.1%
Other 39 0.1%
Tagalog 36 0.1%
Slavic languages 15 0.0%
German 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 15,546
Family households: 10,020; 64.5% of households
Married w/ children: 8,125
Single-mother households: 730
Veterans: 2,649; 8.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.2% overall adherence rate

Catholic 9,246 23.1%
Mainline Protestant 5,887 14.7%
Evangelical Protestant 5,535 13.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 683 1.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.6%
With a disability: 12.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 2nd Judicial District Court
Judges: 16 (District Court judges per Judicial Election District (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction). District Associate, Associate Juvenile, and Magistrate judges (limited jurisdiction) are separately allocated and not counted here. Vintage 2026 iowacourts.gov directory; counts cross-checked against Iowa Code § 602.6201.)
Court seats: Allison, Boone, Carroll, Charles City, Clarion, Dakota City, Eldora, Forest City, Fort Dodge, Garner, Hampton, Jefferson, Marshalltown, Mason City, Nevada, Northwood, Osage, Pocahontas, Rockwell City, Sac City, Waverly, Webster City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 7; 23.46 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023