Jury Pool Profile
Ringgold County, Iowa
- County seat
- Mount Ayr
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,642
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,645.
At a glance
Ringgold County is a 4,642-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,608, $13,015 below the IA state median of $75,623; 24.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% 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 15.4% of covered employment, average pay $47,526/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.57%, below 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
- 4,645
- Median household income
- $73,346
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 0%.
Ringgold County has a population of 4,645, with a median age of 44.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 96.3%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,608; 24.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 38% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 15.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 15.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.57%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ringgold County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.1% in 2024, 72.5% in 2020, 67.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.4% of the adult civilian population (229 individuals).