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Jury Pool Profile

Montgomery County, Iowa

Republican +39 (2024)
Population
10,254
Median household income
$63,190
Unemployment
3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 9,566 93.3%
  • Black or African American alone 59 0.6%
  • Asian alone 57 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 32 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 54 0.5%
  • Some other race alone 164 1.6%
  • Two or more races 322 3.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 177 1.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.8

  • Under 18 2,320 22.6%
  • 18–24 703 6.9%
  • 25–44 2,198 21.4%
  • 45–64 2,691 26.2%
  • 65 and over 2,342 22.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.0%
-0.51 pp vs. state
County GDP
$557.2M
0.21% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,354
Establishments
378

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,205 29.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 706 17.3%
  • Manufacturing 612 15.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 300 7.3%
  • Construction 244 6.0%
  • Public administration 211 5.2%
  • Professional & business services 190 4.6%
  • Information 186 4.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 158 3.9%
  • Financial activities 143 3.5%
  • Other services 104 2.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
71.6%
Median gross rent
$782
Owner-occupied
3,300
Renter-occupied
1,309

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,061 votes cast

  • Republican 3,486 68.9%
  • Democratic 1,508 29.8%
  • Other / third-party 67 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 107 1.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 28 0.3%
  • German 15 0.2%
  • Tagalog 14 0.1%
  • Arabic 9 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 7 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 5 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,609
Family households
2,947
63.9% of households
Married w/ children
2,107
Single-mother households
330
Veterans
617
7.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

51.8% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 3,380 32.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,441 13.9%
  • Catholic 531 5.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
97.4%
With a disability
16.7%
Bachelor's or higher
18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial District Court
Judges
6 (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
Atlantic, Audubon, Clarinda, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Harlan, Logan, Red Oak, Sidney

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
25.21 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Montgomery County, Iowa to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.