Jury Pool Profile
Monona County, Iowa
- County seat
- Onawa
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,539
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,557.
At a glance
Monona County is an 8,539-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,168, $7,455 below the IA state median of $75,623; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.3% 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 26.8% of covered employment, average pay $49,233/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.91%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,557
- Median household income
- $68,377
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Monona County has a population of 8,557, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.4%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,168; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.1% 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 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.91%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Monona County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.2% in 2024, 68.7% in 2020, 68.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.8% of the adult civilian population (645 individuals).