Jury Pool Profile
Pocahontas County, Iowa
- County seat
- Pocahontas
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,819
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,046.
At a glance
Pocahontas County is a 6,819-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,268, $8,355 below the IA state median of $75,623; 18.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 34.8% of covered employment, average pay $64,193/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.11%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,046
- Median household income
- $61,875
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Pocahontas County has a population of 7,046, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.8%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 5.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,268; 18.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 35% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 34.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.11%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pocahontas County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.3% in 2024, 73.9% in 2020, 70.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 9.0% of the adult civilian population (484 individuals).