Jury Pool Profile
Monroe County, Iowa
- County seat
- Albia
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,406
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,513.
At a glance
Monroe County is a 7,406-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $69,366, $6,257 below the IA state median of $75,623; 21.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 35.3% of covered employment, average pay $88,634/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.39%, above the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,513
- Median household income
- $70,996
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Monroe County has a population of 7,513, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.1%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,366; 21.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 35% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 35.3% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 17.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.39%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Monroe County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.9% in 2024, 72.8% in 2020, 68.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 4.8% of the adult civilian population (275 individuals).