Jury Pool Profile

Mitchell County, Iowa

Republican +31 (2024)

Population: 10,548
Median household income: $68,704
Unemployment: 3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 10,206 96.8%
Black or African American alone 37 0.4%
Asian alone 64 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 23 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 77 0.7%
Two or more races 141 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 216 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.2

Under 18 2,534 24.0%
18–24 780 7.4%
25–44 2,299 21.8%
45–64 2,676 25.4%
65 and over 2,259 21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.0%; -0.52 pp vs. state
County GDP: $994.8M; 0.37% of state
Avg. annual pay: $53,933
Establishments: 372

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 1,071 27.6%
Education & health services 1,005 25.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 571 14.7%
Construction 228 5.9%
Natural resources & mining 214 5.5%
Leisure & hospitality 199 5.1%
Public administration 179 4.6%
Other services 131 3.4%
Financial activities 122 3.1%
Professional & business services 89 2.3%
Information 31 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 80.0%
Median gross rent: $739
Owner-occupied: 3,580
Renter-occupied: 897

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,757 votes cast

Republican 3,736 64.9%
Democratic 1,943 33.8%
Other / third-party 78 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.4% speak only English at home

German 427 4.3%
Spanish 163 1.6%
Korean 19 0.2%
Tagalog 18 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 15 0.2%
Other 6 0.1%
Vietnamese 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,477
Family households: 2,856; 63.8% of households
Married w/ children: 2,368
Single-mother households: 162
Veterans: 719; 9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

62.8% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 3,199 30.3%
Evangelical Protestant 1,752 16.6%
Catholic 1,682 15.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 6 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.7%
With a disability: 10.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.7%

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: 2; 24.96 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023