Jury Pool Profile
Mills County, Iowa
- County seat
- Glenwood
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,793
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,568.
At a glance
Mills County is a 14,793-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $88,809, $13,186 above the IA state median of $75,623; 31.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 22.1% of covered employment, average pay $60,509/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.09%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,568
- Median household income
- $90,753
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Mills County has a population of 14,568, with a median age of 42.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.4%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $88,809; 31.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.8% 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 28% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 22.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 10.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.09%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Mills County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.0% in 2024, 67.5% in 2020, 66.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% 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 9.2% of the adult civilian population (1,026 individuals).