Jury Pool Profile
Mitchell County, Iowa
- County seat
- Osage
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,650
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,575.
At a glance
Mitchell County is a 10,650-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $84,344, $8,721 above the IA state median of $75,623; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 26.8% of covered employment, average pay $68,499/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.7%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,575
- Median household income
- $71,365
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 0%.
Mitchell County has a population of 10,575, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.9%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 2.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $84,344; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,036 jobs; Education & health services, 1,011, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 26.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 26.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.7%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Mitchell County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.9% in 2024, 63.2% in 2020, 59.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Korean. Veterans account for 9.2% of the adult civilian population (741 individuals).