Jury Pool Profile
Montgomery County, Iowa
- County seat
- Red Oak
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,002
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,214.
At a glance
Montgomery County is a 10,002-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,117, $12,506 below the IA state median of $75,623; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.6% of covered employment, average pay $53,933/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.79%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 69% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 10,214
- Median household income
- $63,666
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 2%.
Montgomery County has a population of 10,214, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.1%; Black residents 1.8%.
The median household earns $63,117; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.6% 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 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.79%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Montgomery County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.9% in 2024, 68.7% in 2020, 68.6% 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'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (552 individuals).